Amount Quote by Brendon Urie

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think…

— Jack White

When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.

— Stephen Sondheim

When I'm writing music, I'm not playing a character. I'm not Alice Cooper or Gene Simmons or someone like that, who has acknowledged that…

— Trent Reznor

It's always fun to play songs by somebody else.

— Mark Lanegan

I love songs but am inhibited to have my characters burst out to express themselves through songs. I use the route of using old…

— Sriram Raghavan

You can't play music and be mad at anybody. It'll show in your heart!

— Dickey Betts

It always helps me connect with characters, to think about what music they respond to

— Charles Frazier

I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs.

— Steve Forbert

You don't have to be a cheater to sing a cheatin' song, that's what I'm saying.

— George Strait

I always do that for all of my characters. I built a music playlist for her... with songs she really likes.

— Mira Sorvino

I just never really thought of not being involved, because when I write the songs I take them to a certain place and by…

— Tom Odell

It's a dangerous game to write a song for a person you don't know. It feels disingenuous.

— Andy Biersack