Borrowed Quote by Boz Scaggs

I got into songwriting because I'm not very good at communicating sometimes, just my true words, so music was always my way of expressing…

— LIZ

Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting.

— Dawn Richard

It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on…

— Matthew Sweet

My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.

— John Oates

My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would…

— Phoebe Bridgers

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

As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.

— Ed Sheeran

My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.

— Taylor Swift

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

All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable.

— Kurt Vile

Music became my way of processing things and a way to gain confidence.

— Mabel

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

— Jason Mraz