I have a knack for writing tribute songs for people who…

Whatever people want to say, we go out there every night, and we give tribute to the songs that my brother wrote, to Ronnie…

— Johnny Van Zant

I decided it was time to pay tribute to my own songs, to give them the opportunity to mature and be adult.

— Nanci Griffith

The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did.

— Benmont Tench

It's kind of strange to hear your songs sung back to you! You get a big insight into what people connect to, what's moving…

— Hozier

I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.

— Melissa Etheridge

I really try to be aware of the purpose of each song. There are songs on my record that I want people to have…

— Nick Jonas

If I can't sing them myself, there's nothing better than writing songs for other people and watching them be performed. It's kind of more…

— Kathleen Hanna

Usually, I cut songs by other people that are artists that I already love.

— Miranda Lambert

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people.

— Frank Ocean

Festivals are a time to play the songs people know and are looking forward to hearing.

— Scott Hutchison

I like to write pop songs and the stuff I write is fairly poppy, so I thought maybe my lot in life was to…

— Aaron Bruno

Of course, growing up, you listen to your favorite people on the radio and you want to have an album of your own and…

— Gabby Barrett

Often we make songs with people for us and one for them.

— Grace Chatto

I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I like to incorporate classical songs that people know and throw a beat and some guitars on it to make it real crazy. It's…

— Alicia Keys