--- title: "10 Writing Quotes By LP" description: "10 Writing quotes by LP. Plus more from LP and more Writing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg" --- > [The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-interpreted-is-astounding-to-me/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg) > [I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-people-who-want-to-write-a-song/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg) > [I write too much to ever keep everything just for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything-just-for-myself/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/lp-9491_everything_i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything_1985181.jpg) > [The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for-other-people-kind-of-took-me/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/lp-9491_kind_the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for_404705.jpg) > [I've written for Rita Ora; I've written for Chiddy Bang - there's been a few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-ve-written-for-rita-ora-i-ve-written-for-chiddy-bang-there-s-been-a/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/lp-9491_bang_i-ve-written-for-rita-ora-i-ve-written-f_2412836.jpg) > [You could have written the biggest hit song, and all eyes are looking to you to write another one. It's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-song-and-all-eyes-are-looking/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/lp-9491_could_you-could-have-written-the-biggest-hit-s_1147753.jpg) > [It's interesting when you write something for somebody else, and then you're like, 'Oh man, I just laid my whole trip on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/it-s-interesting-when-you-write-something-for-somebody-else-and-then/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/lp-9491_even_it-s-interesting-when-you-write-somethin_2523049.jpg) > [When I wrote for myself before as an artist, I probably wrote about 15, 20 songs a year. I thought that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-wrote-for-myself-before-as-an-artist-i-probably-wrote-about-15/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/lp-9491_art_when-i-wrote-for-myself-before-as-an-art_2932092.jpg) > [I was having a nice anonymous little time as a writer. I really was on the writer path. I was sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-was-having-a-nice-anonymous-little-time-as-a-writer-i-really-was-on/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/lp-9491_business_i-was-having-a-nice-anonymous-little-tim_1972112.jpg) > [The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-thrill-of-writing-songs-for-other-people-when-you-get-that-right/) LP [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/lp-9491_adventure_the-thrill-of-writing-songs-for-other-pe_1423660.jpg) ## Other authors on Writing - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-hemingway-33795.jpg) Ernest Hemingway 243 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/ernest-hemingway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-bradbury-77494.jpg) Ray Bradbury 186 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/ray-bradbury/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-gaiman-70689.jpg) Neil Gaiman 185 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/neil-gaiman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 153 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/anne-lamott/) - [Samuel Johnson 134 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 130 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-virginia-woolf-93906.jpg) Virginia Woolf 128 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/virginia-woolf/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 123 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/kurt-vonnegut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-saunders-37966.jpg) George Saunders 118 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/george-saunders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joyce-carol-oates-53785.jpg) Joyce Carol Oates 110 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/joyce-carol-oates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-natalie-goldberg-70301.jpg) Natalie Goldberg 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/natalie-goldberg/) ## More by LP > [If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/if-you-leave-songs-sitting-around-you-do-yourself-a-disservice-you/) LP > [When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-m-singing-my-songs-on-stage-i-feel-like-i-m-doing-a-rock-show/) LP > ['Girls Go Wild' was born out of a Joshua Tree excursion with some close friends after coming home from a long bit of touring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/girls-go-wild-was-born-out-of-a-joshua-tree-excursion-with-some-close/) LP > [I'm a very emotional singer and songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-m-a-very-emotional-singer-and-songwriter/) LP > [I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-m-not-looking-to-be-a-gay-poster-child-if-you-re-gay-and-i-inspire/) LP > [I feel like how I live my life is my own political statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-feel-like-how-i-live-my-life-is-my-own-political-statement/) LP > [When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-i-first-got-into-the-major-label-system-they-were-like-hey-you/) LP > [The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for-other-people-kind-of-took-me/) LP > [The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-first-time-i-wrote-a-song-i-couldn-t-really-believe-can-you-just/) LP > [There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/there-is-a-pop-element-to-what-i-do-but-i-m-going-for-a-deeper-more/) LP > [I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-appreciate-good-work-no-matter-where-it-s-coming-from/) LP > [I found New York too... 'vertical,' closed off, I didn't feel the muse like I did in L.A. Maybe it's the weather?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-found-new-york-too-vertical-closed-off-i-didn-t-feel-the-muse-like/) LP > [I have a working-class approach to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-have-a-working-class-approach-to-music/) LP > [It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/it-s-interesting-what-a-new-song-can-do-to-the-other-songs-a-new-song/) LP > [Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/trying-to-launch-a-career-as-an-artist-is-like-trying-to-run-through/) LP ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/lp/#itemlist", "name": "10 Writing Quotes By LP", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-interpreted-is-astounding-to-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/lp-9491_astounding_the-myriad-of-ways-that-a-song-can-be-in_628349.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-people-who-want-to-write-a-song/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/lp-9491_me_i-only-want-to-write-a-song-with-the-peo_755622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I write too much to ever keep everything just for myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything-just-for-myself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/lp-9491_everything_i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything_1985181.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/lp-9491_everything_i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything_1985181.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/lp-9491_everything_i-write-too-much-to-ever-keep-everything_1985181.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I write too much to ever keep everything just for myself.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LP" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for-other-people-kind-of-took-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/lp-9491_kind_the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for_404705.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/lp-9491_kind_the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for_404705.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/lp-9491_kind_the-two-years-i-spent-solely-writing-for_404705.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.” — LP", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've written for Rita Ora; 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