Cosmic Quote by Ann Reed

My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.

— Paolo Nutini

More than anything, that's been the thread through my life - the desire to write, the impulse to write. I mean, it's taken me…

— Patti Smith

When I wrote a song, it would have to be from something I was really excited about, or a melody that's been haunting me…

— Brendon Urie

When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an…

— Keren Ann

The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself…

— Seamus Heaney

When I think about my career and how it all started, it really started with me getting to a point where I understood how…

— Corey Smith

The inspiration to write a song comes to me when something has happened to me more than once. If it's happened to me more…

— Kevin Parker

Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never…

— George Gershwin

Inspiration for my music just comes from, you know, my life experiences.

— Avril Lavigne

Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four…

— Tommy Bolin

It was writing about music for NPR - connecting with music fans and experiencing a sense of community - that made me want to…

— Carrie Brownstein

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

— Mary J. Blige