Cake Quote by Isaac Hanson

I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

My goal as a songwriter now is to simply write some memorable turns of phrase.

— Ben Gibbard

I would be too self-conscious if I just thought of writing lyrics for a song. I have to trick myself into doing it.

— Kim Gordon

I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come.

— Tom Paulin

Writing a great song is not a simple task, but I feel like when everything comes together and you sing it in a certain…

— William Beckett

Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are…

— M. Shadows

I've wanted to do a Christmas song for years but thought every lyric and melody had been written.

— Limahl

I'm trying to write songs to appeal to everybody.

— Jon Pardi

I'm not trying to get across some sort of message or statement. I'm just literally trying to write the best songs I can write.…

— Dean Lewis

I don't write lyrics. I hear the track and sing in gibberish over it, then I try and fit words into the phrasing and…

— Kelela

I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it part of…

— Sharon Jones

I'm not given the opportunity - nor do I want it - to write my own lyrics.

— Tony Kanal