Lying Quote by James Blunt

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

— Melissa Etheridge

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

— Martha Wainwright

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

— Laura Marling

You do try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to and you try to be as honest as you can…

— Sevyn Streeter

Everything I write tends to come from my own personal experiences, or from people close to me that I'm singing about.

— Bill Ward

As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

— Ben Gibbard

As a youngster when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something…

— Sam Smith

I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do write a…

— Jens Lekman

My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.

— Taylor Swift

The best songs I've written tend to 'write themselves' in some ways.

— Jelly Roll

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

I am the kind of songwriter to where I don't have to have experienced it firsthand to write about it.

— Lainey Wilson