Facts Quote by C. Sigman

The trick to songwriting is writing in a poetic enough way that other people can identify with it.

— Lights

That's what's amazing about songwriting: you can write a story that everyone connects to.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

The writing process for us is different with every song. Sometimes they come from our lives, or someone else we know may be going…

— Matthew Ramsey

You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't necessarily everyone's…

— Laufey

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them…

— Nick Cave

Sometimes when you start writing a song, you dont know where theyre going to lead you. You just kind of follow the ideas that…

— Mike Campbell

The songwriting process is different on every record because you're never coming from the same place when you're writing.

— Benji Madden

Each song has its own secret that's different from another song, and each has its own life. Sometimes it has to be teased out,…

— Mark Knopfler

I sort of have various sort of theories when people ask me about songwriting because it is a mystery. You don't really know. Sometimes…

— Nick Lowe

That's my favorite part about songwriting, the way you write a song, and someone else might hear it a different way.

— RaeLynn

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the…

— Steve Earle

It's writing songs within the structure of telling a story, so it becomes a platform for diverse songwriting, for a writing process that's broader…

— Alan Menken