Art Quote by Keren Ann

When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a…

— James Taylor

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to…

— Scott Ian

The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this…

— Washed Out

I've always been fascinated with the strong emotional ties that music can have. A song can bring you back to a place or a…

— Jon Foreman

I think every song is very different; some of them are sad and some aren't. But I do like to pull inspiration from whatever…

— Benson Boone

A lot of my songs are about death and the fleetingness of life. It just feels good to remind myself about that a lot.…

— Phil Elvrum

My songs have a layer of melancholy.

— Mat Kearney

Some songs are so touching to the heart it makes you think that it was made for you. Also some are so touching it…

— Me

When I'm making the music, the songs that I get most excited about definitely make me feel good, but often, it's a really good…

— St. Lucia

I think most people get hit by the music first and you can be singing along and realize a song has this melancholy feel.…

— Yukimi Nagano

If the lyrics have meaning to it and it gives me a certain emotion, I think that's the most beautiful part about music -…

— Sarah Barthel

When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most beautiful tunes…

— Francoise Hardy