Band Quote by Luke Temple

I think the songs I was writing after Aeroplane were full of a lot of undealt-with pain that was just a little too big...…

— Jeff Mangum

My writing was very much like my diary, and I just put it out there to put it out there because I didn't really…

— Tate McRae

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

— Ethan Hawke

Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt want someone…

— Ray LaMontagne

There are personal topics on the record that have nothing to do with creativity but were maybe amplified by the demands of the band.…

— Robin Pecknold

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.

— Benjamin Booker

I tend to write pretty much by myself. I always did that anyway. I used to write with Ron Strykert 'cause he was the…

— Colin Hay

A lot of the people I was writing with think a lot more about lyrics and a lot more about the details from the…

— St. Lucia

My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.

— Guru Randhawa

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

That's what's amazing about songwriting: you can write a story that everyone connects to.

— Jamie Lynn Spears

I mean, I am a little different from the band in that I, I'm pretty much an isolated writer. I don't associate myself with…

— Michael Angelakos