Always Quote by James Arthur

I don't like to talk too much about my music; I like people to just experience it and not worry what I have to…

— Julia Holter

I usually can be more honest writing songs than actually talking to people.

— Joshua Radin

I'm not good at talking, but I can write a good song and tell a story.

— Jorja Smith

Sometimes if the point of a piece of music is to open a conversation with other people, it's really hard to open that conversation…

— Hilary Hahn

Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but honest.

— Melanie Martinez

If I start writing a song and you try to have a conversation with me, you're a bad person.

— Halsey

There's always a message in my music, you just gotta be able to just sit there and be open-minded.

— E-40

With the first two albums and with my social media, I've always been very open about who I am.

— Lily Allen

Be honest with who you are and what your music is about.

— B-Real

People can hear my songs are coming from something real. I mean what I say; I'm not just writing to impress critics or young…

— Bruno Mars

People often talk about me as a singer, but they don't often talk about you when you're a woman as a songwriter.

— Sinead O'Connor

I've always been good at talking about my feelings; that helps with writing songs.

— Anne-Marie