Depressing Quote by Kathleen Hanna

I just write about what makes me sad, and then when I write, I hear myself. It's like therapy, where I write something sad…

— Jain

There are times when I'm really happy and I write something really sad, and vice versa.

— Juan Gabriel

When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences…

— Julia Holter

I really write about situations that I have trouble, you know I mean, so I guess .. that's why I feel so quiet miserable.

— Amy Winehouse

I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.

— Alanis Morissette

I usually write when I'm in a great place. When I'm depressed, I don't usually write. So I take all of when I'm depressed…

— Del Shannon

I write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the absolute bottom.

— Patrick Stump

Those situations were just taking over my entire life. It was fun to write in a way, because it helped me take a really…

— Nicole Atkins

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

— Ellie Goulding

For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I'm not writing, I'm not happy.

— Crystal Hana Kim

Writing is such lonely work that I try to keep myself cheered up. If something strikes me as funny in the act of writing,…

— William Zinsser

I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.

— Townes Van Zandt