Greed Quote by Common

The hardest song to write is a protest song, a topical song with meaning.

— Joan Baez

In our country there's never been a successful progressive struggle that did not have a soundtrack, whether it was the civil rights movement, workers'…

— Tom Morello

I like conflict in songs.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

In terms of the music, it feels almost like trouble's a good thing - you never know when a song is going to surprise…

— Bryce Dessner

A good song reminds us what we're fighting for.

— Pete Seeger

I write music about what's going on in my head, what I'm angry about, and what I think is wrong/right.

— Yungblud

We write so many songs, it is difficult to narrow them down.

— Miranda Lambert

Everything I see and hear... I will take ideas from anyplace, anywhere, anytime, and life has become a song to me. I'm always looking…

— John Mellencamp

Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.

— Rachael Yamagata

Bands have always written songs against what they see as wrong. Ronald Reagan really made for a lot of songs.

— Henry Rollins

I try to write songs just for the song itself. I don't try and think about where it's going to end up, that way…

— Jon Foreman

Neurotic quarrels always have the same theme-song: Hate me and get it over with.

— Mignon McLaughlin