Away Quote by Lamorne Morris

It's the coolest feeling signing your record. And it's great when people come to your shows and know the words to the new songs.

— Lights

I write my own lyrics; I can incorporate my own ideas. And yes, apparently, people think it's cool. That's pretty awesome.

— Kim Petras

It's nice if people ask to use your song. You have to make a decision as an artist how you feel about that.

— Jared Leto

When people who are songwriters say 'That's my property and if you give it away for free then I'll lose my incentive,' then, well,…

— Ian MacKaye

It's very validating to have people who do what you do react to a song in a cool way.

— Ryan Hurd

Basically, no one else gives me any opinions on lyrics. I don't ask for them. If they did, I would listen.

— Stephen Malkmus

I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music…

— Bruno Mars

I like the fact that people take my music and my lyrics as affirmations. I like this.

— GloRilla

It's so funny because if you tweet your lyrics and then you hear it in a song next week, you're like, 'Hey I had…

— Ester Dean

Well, you know, it's a younger person, and it was maybe an effort to be a little more sincere and adult about the lyrics…

— Stephen Malkmus

Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.

— Dwyane Wade

I think when you sign a recording deal, you think, 'I'm going to put out a song and have a hit right away. I'll…

— Brett Eldredge