Able Quote by Guy Clark

I write most songs randomly. They don't always deal with something I've been through but something I think is important to tell.

— Tony Oller

Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…

— Jack Johnson

I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or…

— Sara Bareilles

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

Sometimes I make up songs, and they're just strictly fiction. Other times, I draw on things that have happened in my life or friends,…

— J. J. Cale

Once I release a song, it's not just about me or the people... I write about. They're my stories, but they're not really mine…

— Jens Lekman

I write about everything that happens in my life, whether or not the songs actually are released or not.

— Cody Simpson

I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could…

— Lorde

I write when I have to; I write when the song is done and I deal with the idea and I just go with…

— Kerry King

Very often, writing a song is a process that happens to me rather than one that I instigate. I feel a song coming on…

— Kat Edmonson

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want…

— Diane Warren

I write songs when I need to. That's how I write songs: when there's something that's bugging me. If something's troubling me, and I…

— Jacob Anderson