Being Quote by John Grant

I can't even begin to express the joy I get from writing songs, both on my own and with others, I hold it all…

— Rostam Batmanglij

Pain's always been the root of my music. I just write what I feel.

— NF

I think it's very hard to write things about being joyful. I find that quite difficult. I think when you're happy, you don't want…

— Hozier

As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.

— Bjork

I think pain is the best feeling for song writing. You can write good happy songs, but I think the kind of bruiting, depressing…

— Adam Levine

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've always written songs for the sake of my own sanity and expression.

— Camila Cabello

I write my miserable songs. I write songs about disgust and self-pity. We’re all going to have bummer moments. That’s not the stuff I…

— Jason Mraz

Pain I keep to myself; my music is for entertainment purposes and I always have that in mind.

— George Thorogood

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

Sometimes I hate writing songs. Because it hurts sometimes. I'm very emotional.

— Bibi Bourelly

There's always a special feeling I have while writing any song.

— Carly Rae Jepsen