Debate Quote by Bruce Springsteen

Most times you don't write the song, the song writes you.

— Colin Linden

When you write a song, there's no point keeping it to yourself.

— Iwan Rheon

Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be…

— Justin Tranter

You know, being the artist and not knowing when you sometimes create a song, you don't think about whether it's gonna start controversy or…

— Big Freedia

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

— Paul Rodgers

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common…

— Richard Thompson

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know? You have…

— Jimmy Scott

People often talk about me as a singer, but they don't often talk about you when you're a woman as a songwriter.

— Sinead O'Connor

As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

— Ben Gibbard

Actually think anybody ever approaches writing any song, I think the song approaches them, truth be told. Usually what happens is that a song…

— Jon Fratelli

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

— Melissa Etheridge

When I'm writing, I mean what I'm saying - there's a lot of me in each song.

— Imelda May