Father Quote by Gregory Porter

These times are fairly uncertain, but at the same time I have this really hopeful outlook that comes from having two little boys now...both…

— Brad Paisley

I'm just writing songs to process what's going on, whether in my personal life or in my perception of the world.

— Olivia Rodrigo

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more…

— Iris DeMent

I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also.

— Arlo Guthrie

I've always felt profoundly about what's going on in the world on a daily basis. What I hadn't felt was that I was at…

— PJ Harvey

I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.

— Taylor Swift

As you get older, your songwriting starts to become less and less about you, and especially when you have kids and a family. You…

— Sam Roberts

I write songs from the point of view I had at a time;I'm not tryingto write songs from a young person's point of view.That…

— Nick Cave

Every personal experience of my life impacts my music.

— Chaka Khan

I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.

— Benmont Tench

I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.

— Janet Jackson

I think part of my job as a songwriter is to go back in my memory and pull up those pains for other people…

— Gregory Porter