Art Quote by Christina Grimmie

I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do write a…

— Jens Lekman

Everything I write tends to come from my own personal experiences, or from people close to me that I'm singing about.

— Bill Ward

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

— Melissa Etheridge

Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience.

— Mark Hoppus

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters.

— Courtney Barnett

I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit.

— Miranda Lambert

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.

— K. Flay

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

— Laura Marling

The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being…

— Adele

I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself.

— James Blunt