Energy Quote by Greg Graffin

Music clouds the intellect but clarifies the heart.

— Edward Abbey

I like to make glamorously informed songs for glamorously intelligent people.

— Justin Tranter

I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.

— Corey Smith

I have a certain amount of creative energy, and it used to go painting. Now most of it goes to music. I like to…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

I write what I see and whatever inspires me. The energy the earth gives me, what's on my mind, or what's in my heart…

— Rick DeJesus

Music infuses your spirit with a certain energy that I try to convey in my work.

— Oscar Hijuelos

Those things interest me a lot in songwriting - the human nature of how people think, and the muck that we wind up in.

— Jakob Dylan

Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and…

— Erik Satie

I try to write humanistic songs.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

Composing is what drives me; it's not the pursuit of fame. My songs are like pages in a diary.

— Mick Hucknall

Creativity, for me, is almost like therapy; my songs take you into the underbelly of my mind, and there's some dark stuff in there.

— Richard Ashcroft

I've never had any kind of work ethic. I've never sat down with the intention of writing a song.

— Dan Bejar