Character Quote by Jazmine Sullivan

Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.

— Lykke Li

When I deal with my struggles in my songs, I feel like most people are going to identify with my struggles because they are…

— Corey Smith

Bringing up issues that are hard to deal with is a challenge for me, and I think that's what draws me to song writing.

— Brett Dennen

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

It's gotta feel natural. I'm always into that, and after awhile, if I am working on a song too long and trying to make…

— Kurt Vile

Whenever I find a song that relates to my current situation, I listen to it over and over.

— Anonymous

I've put out a lot of stuff that just confused and alienated people: a huge chunk of songs that were verbal and musical challenges…

— Lou Barlow

I tend to write songs critiquing myself. The best way for me to deal with stuff is to write a song about it... That's…

— Ty Segall

Some of songs are autobiographical and some of it is more telling a story from someone else's perspective. It's healthy for me to do…

— Jonathan Jackson

I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about.

— Warren Zevon

I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a…

— Fiona Apple

When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously, they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I…

— Hozier