Engaging Quote by Jeffrey Lewis

If I'm not writing songs about things I've actually been through, it ruins the idea of making music to me.

— Austin Carlile

I don't know how other people have a topic or have a goal when making a song, like, 'Let's write about this, or let's…

— Jessie Reyez

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

I only write about stuff I know. I don't have a lot of experience with boys and stuff so I write a lot of…

— Brie Larson

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

— Warren Zevon

I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.

— Corey Smith

Listening closely to songs these days, there's a lot of lazy songwriting where people get away with it. I don't want to be too…

— Steve Gunn

I have enjoyed writing songs for so long... it felt like in order to make music that I could relate to myself, I would…

— Bridgit Mendler

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want…

— Diane Warren

I grew up listening to topical music - songs that were about things. So when I write songs, a lot of the time, they're…

— Santigold

I don't know what any of my songs are about. I don't sit down to write about anything. They're about whatever you want. I…

— Liam Gallagher

I like writing and don't confine myself to just the words or just the music. But I don't particularly write songs with myself in…

— Aretha Franklin