Creativity Quote by Julia Holter

Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can…

— Shaun Tan

To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not…

— Nick Cave

I know some people are like, 'I'm depressed, and I'm a struggling artist,' and that really works for some people, but that doesn't work…

— Charli XCX

I know some people are like "I'm depressed and I'm a struggling artist" and that really works for some people, but that doesn't work…

— Charli XCX

Depressed Although, my experience when I've been depressed, not only am I too depressed to sit down and write a song, I'm too depressed…

— Paul Westerberg

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

— Andrew Bird

I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive stress of…

— Francesca Lia Block

I guess there are a lot of writers out there who get really inspired when they're depressed. I can't write about being depressed until…

— El-P

It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy,…

— Kathleen Hanna

I just feel like myself when I'm writing. If I don't do it, I get depressed.

— Olivia Rodrigo

Depression isn't the almighty ruler of your destiny. Even its familiar traits - grief, anger, despair - you find that you can use in…

— Margo Jefferson

I do get depressed sometimes, I don't know why. It's since I was a kid and it's just part of my personality.

— Sergei Polunin