Person Quote by Jens Lekman

Songwriting is a difficult thing, but it's not so bad when you remove the barriers you put up yourself.

— Jason Bonham

I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me I sing…

— El DeBarge

People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos - they just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm…

— Cass McCombs

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

Songwriting's a weird game. I never intended to become one - I fell into this by mistake, and I can't get out of it.…

— Keith Richards

Songwriting is like talking to yourself when there is no one to talk to,

— Brittany Howard

I've always been such an oversharer. I'll tell my Uber driver all of my deepest traumas and insecurities, and so I just think songwriting…

— Olivia Rodrigo

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it.

— Shakira

When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is in the…

— El-P

Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be…

— Justin Tranter

I find on songwriting, I really have to work at making sure I'm not imitating myself. You know? Which happens to all of us.…

— Andy Wilkinson

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