Song Quotes by Laura Marling

When a song wants to be written, it will be written.

— Laura Marling

I'm a bit of a magpie: whatever I see or hear or read feeds into the songs,

— Laura Marling

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

— Laura Marling

I'd like to make music for as long as I can; it feels like something I need to do.

— Laura Marling

My songs are not pretty. They're what I call optimistic realism.

— Laura Marling

I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs.

— Laura Marling

I feel like I'm creeping closer to finding the situation that triggers songwriting, which is obviously an extreme of an emotion.

— Laura Marling

I never edit the songs that come out. And they tend to come out as a whole. The closest thing I have…

— Laura Marling

I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my…

— Laura Marling

When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with…

— Laura Marling

I'm a songwriter, and I understand artistic licence. We can embellish, go on little journeys and explore our inner selves. It can…

— Laura Marling

People don't appreciate music any more. They don't adore it. They don't buy vinyl and just love it. They love their laptops…

— Laura Marling

I would never sit and write a song in front of anyone, because you're so vulnerable. I don't know at what point…

— Laura Marling