Art Quote by Curt Smith

As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.

— Ed Sheeran

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't…

— Mose Allison

My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would…

— Phoebe Bridgers

As songwriters, we can go in and write for other artists in a time where you aren't necessarily feeling inspired for yourself.

— Jessica Origliasso

Songwriting is reliant on inspiration, which ideally you don't have that much control over. Songs kind of half make themselves, and then you have…

— Win Butler

I'm inspired to write songs in many different ways - it can come from a melody, a word or phrase or something I have…

— Chris de Burgh

Writing music obviously comes from being inspired by things, and big changes in your life, and relationships and growing older and being more independent.

— Tristan Prettyman

Songwriting is just like any other kind of writing - it's either fiction or nonfiction. You can even get into philosophy and politics, which…

— J. J. Cale

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.

— Jason Mraz

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas…

— Eric Church

I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.

— Taylor Swift