Character Quote by Darius Rucker

Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of…

— Jack White

I visualize songs like a little movie scene and I try to almost talk through the scene. What emotions am I trying to get…

— Dean Lewis

I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

— Diana Krall

Since I am first of all a character writer, that character's emotions are as vivid to me as my own. I always begin with…

— S. E. Hinton

It's important to me to create archetypes of human experiences and make them so that the song has a sense of purpose when you…

— Weyes Blood

You know, I've sung a lot of emotional songs in my life, but when you're writing it yourself, it's very difficult to decide what…

— Diana Krall

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

— Katherine Jenkins

I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.

— Pixie Lott

I don't really know what emotions are going to come out in songs when I'm writing them until I step back and listen to…

— Borns

I like to get pretty specific with a character. Not only behavior, but emotional. I go really deep into emotions and get as emotional…

— Heidi Gardner

Those emotions that are really strong, the ones that inspire a song, you can hold onto that. You can let it marinate for years…

— Frankie Cosmos

Whether it's an inspiring song or whether it's an entertaining song - whatever it might be about it - I just want people to…

— Danny Gokey