Cry Quote by Angel Olsen

Even if somebody wanted to tell me what one of my songs meant to him or her, I can't do it - I would…

— Lucy Dacus

I always try to leave songs open for people to interpret in their own ways.

— Ryan Bingham

It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.

— Kelly Jones

When I write the songs, I don't dictate how people should interpret them.

— Billy Squier

I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to…

— James Hetfield

I long ago learned that you can't expect people to interpret the songs in the way they had meant for you, as the writer.

— PJ Harvey

I'd rather let the music speak for itself.

— Serj Tankian

I also feel like it's the right of the people hearing them to have their own interpretations of what these songs mean. Sometimes people…

— Zooey Deschanel

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

— John Dyer Baizley

A lot of my music has ambiguity and room for people to interpret.

— Verite

You only realise the meaning of the words to a song when your upset

— Me

My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.

— Guru Randhawa