Otherwise Quote by Billie Eilish

Writing a song is a personal thing, and you have to have a lot of trust to try things and not be embarrassed.

— Julia Stone

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

Songwriting is such a personal thing and it's hard to be in a room with somebody you don't know and trust.

— Martie Maguire

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

It's hard when people are expecting things from you, and all you're trying to do is write songs that you like for yourself.

— Ryan Ross

No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be expecting another…

— LP

Personal relationships are usually my biggest inspirations for writing my songs. The best way for me to write a song is to visualise the…

— Nadia Ali

The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being…

— Adele

Songs do write themselves through you; I know people find it hard to believe, but it's true.

— Paul Rodgers

There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused…

— John Oates

When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is in the…

— El-P

I think to really write songs, you need empathy. You have to put yourself in other people's shoes.

— Ryan Bingham