If there's something that I really need to say that I…

Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

— Oscar Isaac

I don't talk with people about how I am feeling - I just usually write a song about it.

— Soccer Mommy

I've never dated anyone in Hollywood - or anyone famous, for that matter. I don't know that I'm ever gonna write a song that…

— Ed Sheeran

Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room…

— Nick Cave

Whenever I write a song I see the whole song anyway.

— Rakim

As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.

— Serj Tankian

I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing…

— Loudon Wainwright III

I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the…

— Tom Lehrer

What we've learned is there's no right way to write a song.

— Susan Tedeschi

If I'm extra happy or excited, it'll take me an hour or two to write a song. Or, if I'm really sad or something,…

— Astro

You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our…

— Rodney Atkins

Because I usually write so autobiographically, it's nice to have someone else's story or a visual and just focus on the music.

— Amber Rubarth

Usually what I do is I write my vocal melody over guitar parts and then I come up with lyrics.

— Hope Sandoval

The lyrics seem to follow the music, and that's usually how I write. I write more about what comes out of my mouth while…

— Gary Louris

I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or…

— Miles Davis