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When you're an artist you're speaking about life, you're talking about your experience here on the planet. So essentially, that's what I do when…

— Chrisette Michele

The more I do in my life, the more I can write music about new experiences.

— Ken Hill

I have enjoyed writing songs for so long... it felt like in order to make music that I could relate to myself, I would…

— Bridgit Mendler

Songwriting is determined by me, man... just me. I write from real life, you...

— T-Pain

As I've evolved in life my writing process has taken a turn. I'm inspired by everyday life. I could be in the middle of…

— Kelly Price

I usually write from my own experience, and that's definitely a true statement for me. I think having a song about desiring to live…

— Jon Foreman

All I try to do is to write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.

— Bruce Springsteen

You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your…

— Dierks Bentley

Most of the songs I write just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from…

— Rivers Cuomo

I write about what I know and what I've experienced. That's the only way it can be real to me. I love songwriting. There…

— Aaron Tippin

I want to write music based on my life, my past experiences and heartbreaks.

— Badshah

I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.

— Leif Garrett