Done Quote by Kerry King

Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…

— Jack Johnson

I try to write songs just for the song itself. I don't try and think about where it's going to end up, that way…

— Jon Foreman

I enjoy the song writing process more than anything. It's what I like the most, just sitting in my room with guitar or at…

— Bernard Fanning

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

I write songs for the same reasons most artists write songs -because I have to, whatever that means. Because I want to talk about…

— Aldous Harding

There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused…

— John Oates

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want…

— Diane Warren

I'd say, at the end of the day, you know, from a songwriting practice standpoint, you write songs to make yourself feel something true…

— Ben Hopkins

I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if…

— Skylar Grey

Sometimes I write music, sometimes I don't. I think I'm just writing more what's close to my heart, and musical stuff is close to…

— Rachel Bloom

I write songs because I have to write them, and if I didn't I'd be doing some other kind of music that didn't require…

— John Frusciante

When I'm in a songwriting phase, it's a phase. I don't just suddenly feel inspired and then write a song, because I always write…

— Sia