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I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with…

— Midge Ure

Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on…

— Iron & Wine

The music starts as being way separate from the lyrics, and I write - I have notebooks that I fill with drawings and just…

— Zachary Cole Smith

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

— John Legend

When I'm writing, I'm focusing more on just the basic melody and the lyrics.

— Aubrie Sellers

All I try to do is to write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.

— Bruce Springsteen

I've tried over the years all kinds of ways of going about writing and even just thinking about the idea of writing. There was…

— Kurt Wagner

I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.

— Gord Downie

Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…

— Jack Johnson

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once…

— Kate DiCamillo

Sometimes I have a melody in my head; sometimes it's just a verse. I read lines from a book or movies that I watch…

— Yuna