Developing Quote by Banks

My music is about identity.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the…

— Mika

I always put my identity at the forefront of my music.

— Lotic

I was making the music and writing the songs which reflected the emerging consciousness of my generation.

— Donovan

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen -…

— Gwen Stefani

I started singing and writing songs since childhood and later started releasing my independent music.

— Guru Randhawa

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

I figured out that it was important for me to have my identity, just live independently and like being myself, musically.

— Rostam Batmanglij

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

— Laura Marling

When I first started writing songs, I looked around at the bands that were making it, and they all had the original material. Jimi…

— Paul Rodgers

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

— Melissa Etheridge