Film Quote by Dan Smith

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up…

— Jason Isbell

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

— Alanis Morissette

Because I usually write so autobiographically, it's nice to have someone else's story or a visual and just focus on the music.

— Amber Rubarth

You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't necessarily everyone's…

— Laufey

The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or…

— Tracy Chapman

I wouldn't say that my songs are autobiographical.

— George Harrison

I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a word -…

— Johnny Flynn

I'm not the kind of writer that can wake up and say, "Okay, I'm gonna write a song today," and have that song be…

— Lyle Lovett

Some of songs are autobiographical and some of it is more telling a story from someone else's perspective. It's healthy for me to do…

— Jonathan Jackson

All of my songs are autobiographical.

— Taylor Swift

Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story and give…

— Wes Anderson

I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I…

— Art Alexakis