Cathartic Quote by Lisa Marie Presley

I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic.

— Sharon Van Etten

I started singing when I was a teenager. I always wanted to write songs; I just didn't understand how someone could sing without writing…

— Olivia Merilahti

When I write songs, I'm just writing stories, and being in musical theatre taught me how to act them out through singing.

— Anne-Marie

Even though I don't sing any more, singing was my first education in the arts, and it's clear to me that my training as…

— Garth Greenwell

I loved all music as a listener, but I didn't think I could sing, but there was something about rhythmic rapping and poetry that…

— Jelly Roll

I came from a very musical family, so I grew up singing karaoke with the family. My family said 'do this' and brought me…

— Cassie Steele

In my early shows, I wanted to put myself through a new childhood, disintegrating my whole identity to let the real one emerge. I…

— Jeff Buckley

I grew up in an extremely musical atmosphere. There was a lot of music and singing around. I never really thought about one not…

— Thomas Hampson

As I was not a good singer - I have started to sing. And because no one could write an appropriate song for me…

— Verka Serduchka

Singing always came naturally but the writing side is something I have always had to work hard at to get from good songs to…

— Andrew Ripp

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to…

— Emeli Sande

More than anything, that's been the thread through my life - the desire to write, the impulse to write. I mean, it's taken me…

— Patti Smith