Feel Quote by Charli XCX

'True Romance' was definitely, in part, still me finding my voice as a writer. I was nervous, and I was a lot more shy.…

— Charli XCX

I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of…

— Kate Bush

I also wanted to make a record that was about other things than romance, yeah, after two years on the road singing all the…

— Duncan Sheik

I love performing, so I think there was an element of me that probably, deep down, loved parts of what the artist's life looked…

— Griff

I had to be honest in my songwriting for it to be where it is, and it's always scary wondering if anyone will connect…

— Calum Scott

I started to feel songwriting was pulling different pieces of my heart out - the more I started writing, the more there was honesty.

— Calum Scott

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back.

— Joni Mitchell

A lot of my vocals were the first time I ever sang the song.

— David Longstreth

Most people know my music based on the singles, and think of it as scandalously romantic. There's definitely a romantic vibe, but I often…

— Miguel

I feel like I kind of earned my stripes working with The Stereotypes. It was maybe my 6th songwriting session I've ever been to,…

— Kim Petras

When I listen to and play the songs from 'Narrow Stairs' now, that record feels like a record where we had established a style…

— Ben Gibbard

I feel like I really tapped into a pretty honest emotional place for myself as a lyricist. There's a broad spectrum of emotions.

— Sarah McLachlan