Autobiographical Quote by Julius Hemphill

The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or…

— Tracy Chapman

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

— Alanis Morissette

If you think of any long-term artist that makes music throughout several decades, you would hope that it's autobiographical and a form of self-expression,…

— DJ Shadow

There's not one thing in particular that influences my music, but I write about what I know. It's based in personal experience. That's not…

— Holly Golightly

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

— Peabo Bryson

I see music as a lifetime affair.

— Rory Gallagher

Just because I write in the first person doesn't mean that all my songs are autobiographical.

— Thalia Zedek

You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't necessarily everyone's…

— Laufey

Songs sort of come from everywhere - people, places, coffee, the aisles of Target... I tend to write pretty autobiographical so a lot of…

— Matthew Koma

I hear music as narrative.

— Ajay Naidu

Music is our myth of the inner life.

— Susanne Katherina Langer

Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.

— Charles Hazlewood