About Quote by Dan Smith

My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.

— Rebecca Ferguson

I feel like people, when it comes to music, whatever genre, they relate to the story more than just the song.

— Chamillionaire

People relate to songs so differently. No matter what it's about in reality, people create their own meaning behind it and connect with it…

— Sharon Van Etten

It's very hard for me to think about my songs and attribute some significance to them.

— Jimmy Webb

I always think it's more interesting to leave the context of those songs a little vague. Like, all these songs come from me, and…

— Alex G

I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the…

— John Deacon

The songs are just an attempt to document what's been happening in my life. If people can relate to what's going on with me,…

— Paolo Nutini

Between each album I try to gain a new insight that I didn't have before and perhaps write a song about something that I've…

— Don Henley

There's always something extremely personal in the songs, but I may change the point of view from what I actually experienced.

— Annie E. Clark

I always feel like I have got so much to write about, when it comes to writing for the album. I still think that…

— Pixie Lott

When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So…

— Erin McKeown

I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships,…

— John Legend