Both Quote by Jerome Kern

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.

— Mike Patton

I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the…

— Maurice Gibb

Music is an important part of my writing process.

— Peter James

I write songs so that people can make them into what it means to them as well.

— William Beckett

I start with the subject matter I want to write about. Then I make a musical base for that and create an atmosphere with…

— Midge Ure

I'm always writing music.

— Steve Lukather

I write my music.

— T-Pain

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else

— Sarah McLachlan

I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.

— Gord Downie

I write songs, and there is a definite need to express myself through my music.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

The music starts as being way separate from the lyrics, and I write - I have notebooks that I fill with drawings and just…

— Zachary Cole Smith

I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.

— Janet Jackson