Always Quote by Keren Ann

Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be…

— Nanci Griffith

I think what makes compelling fiction or cinema is when you're basically taking the most intense moments of experience and you're creating a song…

— David O. Russell

Because I usually write so autobiographically, it's nice to have someone else's story or a visual and just focus on the music.

— Amber Rubarth

Sometimes I make up songs, and they're just strictly fiction. Other times, I draw on things that have happened in my life or friends,…

— J. J. Cale

I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie…

— Christopher Paolini

Sometimes I'll write something that's purely autobiographical, and sometimes pure fiction, and sometimes a mix.

— Frankie Cosmos

I like to write from my life and the relationships that make it up. I think its important to use music to change people's…

— Hoodie Allen

I don't ever really think about the genre I'm writing in, I just look at the project that I'm going to be contributing to…

— Bear McCreary

All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable.

— Kurt Vile

My fiction is based on both my own experience transformed, altered, juggled and changed to suit the demands of composition, character, and plot. If…

— Clarence Major

I think one of the reasons that I like fiction versus nonfiction is that I myself can kind of disappear from the story.

— Celeste Ng

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up…

— Jason Isbell