Band Quote by Frank Iero

People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't…

— Tom Waits

When you're writing a song with someone, it's a very personal process. The music has to be an organic experience, it can't be contrived,…

— Jarryd James

A lot of people talk to me about writing lyrics and it is obvious they are really paying attention to the fact that ours…

— Ryan Ross

I really think it's just the people you put around you. For instance, you mentioned "Kiss Goodbye," that was a song that was brought…

— Cody Johnson

It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want them to…

— Wes Borland

I think it's fine for a singer to sing someone else's song. But the thing I don't like is when a singer that can…

— Howard Lawrence

I can't write from the subconscious actually, because a lot of the time when I co-write with other people, I'm writing for them as…

— Gary Louris

I think artists are entitled to their songs. I'm very vocal and I understand that not everybody's gonna like me; it's not for everyone.

— Jean Grae

When there are no lyrics, people can picture what they want. It's a reflection of where they are in their lives. Music becomes a…

— Hiromi Uehara

Because the beauty of songs, I think, is if you do it right a lot of people can relate to it in their own…

— Amanda Shires

A lot of people start by learning other people's songs, but the idea of singing someone else's music didn't excite me. I just wanted…

— Shura

Big, evocative words get thrown around, and people can sing along to passionately as if the lyrics just materialized out of the ether, largely…

— Dan Bejar