Can not Quote by Lily Allen

You do try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to and you try to be as honest as you can…

— Sevyn Streeter

When I sit down to write a song, I try to think about how I want it to feel and try to be very…

— Noah Kahan

I want to be as honest as I can about the things I've been through - the sorrows and joys, victories and defeats -…

— Jim Cole

I can write songs, but I'm not gonna really feel good about the song unless it feels like me, and I'm not gonna release…

— Brett Dennen

I usually can be more honest writing songs than actually talking to people.

— Joshua Radin

You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about…

— Brian Wilson

I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.

— Michael Gungor

As a youngster when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something…

— Sam Smith

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my…

— Neil Diamond

I don't think I could write about something I've never experienced or felt; all my songs are about things I've been through.

— Anne-Marie

I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't sure was…

— John Prine

When you write songs, you try to tap into something that isn't straightforward in your head. Whatever you're feeling most strongly about usually comes…

— Luke Pritchard