Clubs Quote by Joe Goddard

I do find it easy to write songs about heartbreak; it comes really naturally to me. It was a little bit more difficult for…

— Marissa Nadler

For a while there, our writing got really edgy... I've always written about experiences, so when your life gets a bit crazy, you start…

— Dolores O'Riordan

I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good songs.

— Mabel

I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak because I like getting into the character.

— Pixie Lott

There's so many songs about heartbreak that exist this in the world, because music is somehow the perfect medium to express something like this.

— Bjork

Believe it or not, people went so far as to suggest that I might not be able to write songs anymore because now I…

— Lucinda Williams

The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people.

— Zola Jesus

Not to be a bummer, but heartbreak is great for inspiration - we all know that - and it's really hard to write songs…

— MO

I've never been interested in diarising my life through song. So much stuff has been done before. So many people have brilliantly articulated the…

— Dan Smith

I know that a lot of songwriters write about a break up. It's a really popular topic. I think heartbreak is the number one…

— Mirah

I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!

— Jackie Evancho

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.

— Lucinda Williams