Song Quote by Hayley Williams

I let the music set the tone of the lyrics.I allowed myself to write more about relationships and emotions, in a girly way almost.

— Jose Gonzalez

I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that…

— Nicholas Thorburn

Most of the songs are, in a roundabout way, actually addressed to myself, there's a certain aspect of the songs that's very confessional, very…

— Alanis Morissette

Every song becomes an emotional journey for me, and only then will the soul of the song remain honest.

— Anirudh Ravichander

Most of my songs are inspired by both falling in love and heartache. And it was a turning point for me as a singer…

— Calum Scott

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of…

— Andy Grammer

This is one of my lesser moments, and one I'm not proud to admit to, but there's always a time I feel the need…

— Robert Lopez

I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm…

— Ellie Goulding

Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt want someone…

— Ray LaMontagne

Whether it's an inspiring song or whether it's an entertaining song - whatever it might be about it - I just want people to…

— Danny Gokey

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.

— Craig Finn

I got involved, for the most part, in the actual song construction, lyrics even. I didn't want to write the lyrics, but if there…

— Michael Gira