Experiments Quote by Cass McCombs

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

— Ray LaMontagne

I still maintain the fact that when I write songs, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't think about it pragmatically. I say…

— Charli XCX

You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.

— Kiesza

I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about.

— Warren Zevon

Everything is super personal. Basically all of the songs are 'this is my life and what I feel about it.' That's how my brain…

— Elena Tonra

Most of the songs I wrote are personal.

— Matthew Morrison

I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.

— Corey Smith

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

— Iwan Rheon

Sometimes, you sit down to write a song, you don't realize what it's going to mean to somebody other than yourself.

— Luke Combs

I kept trying to write music that felt like I was asking myself questions. It sounds kind of selfish or self-focused, but it was…

— Noah Kahan

I'm not one of these people who sits down and writes to say I'm gonna write a song about this or that, or a…

— Creed Bratton

I realized that I started writing songs to make people feel how I felt, rather than just making them feel something. That's not the…

— Marilyn Manson