Aim Quote by Emeli Sande

Sometimes I'll have an idea for a story or have a subject, and that will inspire lyrics, but most of the time, hopefully, they…

— Beck

My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.

— Paolo Nutini

I'm inspired to write songs in many different ways - it can come from a melody, a word or phrase or something I have…

— Chris de Burgh

Inspiration comes from everywhere. Obviously, my lyrics are what I most care about in the moment and what I feel like I need to…

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

I grew up feeling inspired by people like Carole King, who wrote songs for other people to start her career, and I always thought,…

— Olivia Rodrigo

I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something…

— Adam Rich

I don't like lyrics to be overbearing. I like them to say something. But I'm not trying to change the world overnight. Something simple…

— Paul Rodgers

Some of the songs are inspired by personal things that have happened. Others have been inspired by other people's stories, you know, like someone…

— Katie Melua

I'm influenced a lot by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, even Paul Weller - Billie Holiday as well: People who wrote and sang songs that…

— Hozier

I was inspired to be a singer/songwriter from an early age.

— Tom Kitt

I have to be inspired to write a song.

— Brett Young

The message is every genre, every person, is the real message. Some people just say it in different ways. What I learned today is…

— DJ Khaled