Common Quote by Jillian Hervey

That's what I love about songwriting. It's why I've been obsessed with Joni Mitchell forever. You can place yourself right in the moment that…

— Gracie Abrams

Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is…

— Enya

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

— Satyajit Ray

That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences and think it's completely specific to you, and…

— Idina Menzel

I mean, my wife is always like - I don't write lyrics. So I couldn't, like, really technically write a song for anyone. I…

— Mark Ronson

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

I spent my whole musical career trying to be different and make songs that people think shouldn't go together... go together.

— Ronnie Radke

I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother,…

— Anita Baker

I have a really hard time writing my own lyrics for this record, because one, I had to write so many and also I…

— Kim Gordon

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented…

— Amy Winehouse

I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.

— Amy Winehouse

That's the fun of songwriting. You can make it whatever you want.

— Laufey