Down Quote by Dean Lewis

I ended up writing songs by taking stock of all the different events in my life, but all those songs were bad.

— Owen Pallett

I wrote a lot of really sad songs.

— Ruel

Nobody wants to experience sad events but people like to listen to sad songs. That's the beauty of music.

— Hiromi

I write a lot of sad songs!

— Lauv

Sometimes I hate writing songs. Because it hurts sometimes. I'm very emotional.

— Bibi Bourelly

I love writing sad songs.

— Noah Cyrus

But me writing sad songs doesn't mean I am a sad person.

— Phoebe Bridgers

If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me.

— Austin Carlile

Whenever I write songs, it's my outlet for a certain feeling. I just don't as often feel compelled to write when I'm not really…

— Phoebe Bridgers

I don't really do sad, depressing songs.

— Olly Murs

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

— Scott Weiland

My downfall emotionally is musicians and songwriters.

— Marcia Strassman