I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type…

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

We're not the kind of band who writes an order abundance of songs and picks from them, we usually write for the album.

— John Petrucci

My writing partner and I usually write separately, because if we write together we are liable to go a little nuts. The person not…

— Jesse Armstrong

I usually write things in my head before I ever write them down. When I write it out, usually I've already figured out what…

— Joss Whedon

I usually write away from home, in coffee shops, on trains, on planes, in friends' houses. I like places where there's stuff going on…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I usually write to the beat. Really, the beat can make the song itself.

— Blueface

I definitely write about my life and the issues I might have or the dilemmas I'm going through, but usually I write about it…

— Oh Land

Usually, when we write in The B-52s, it's quite a collaborative process. We really take hours - and sometimes days - jamming, and then…

— Kate Pierson

Usually when I write lyrics I try to read a lot and listen to a lot of other stuff. Some of my favourite lyricists…

— Andrew VanWyngarden

If there's something that I really need to say that I can't say by speaking to someone, I usually write it in a song…

— Joshua Radin

Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you jump on…

— Don Winslow

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

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

— Hope Sandoval

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

I like to joke that you usually write more books before death than after death, so that's why I'm doing it. But really, I…

— T.C. Boyle