Difficult Quote by Elton John

It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.

— Eric Bachmann

I think it's quite hard to write songs about being happy; it's easier to pour your misery into your lyrics.

— Ellie Rowsell

Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition…

— Peter Gabriel

I've always found it pretty difficult to write a happy song.

— Aaron Bruno

People who write happy songs are often unhappy.

— Chris Martin

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

— Grant-Lee Phillips

I should be writing songs about happiness all day long, but a lot of my songs get inspired from that place of unworthiness and…

— Beth Hart

The saddest songs are written when a person is happy.

— Merle Travis

I think it's really easy to write a miserable song, and it's really easy to criticise a happy-sounding song. So it's daunting to write…

— Ellie Rowsell

I always tell people that it's so much harder to make a happy song than a sad one.

— Kristian Bush

A lot of people in the music business are a bit doom and gloom, People say it's probably easier to write sad songs than…

— Amy Macdonald

When you are happy it is harder to write [songs].

— Gloria Estefan