Bits Quote by M.I.A

Sometimes a song indicates that it wants to be about a certain thing. And then if you write it, you find that it is…

— Jesse Harris

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

Writing songs is really about writing. It's not about necessarily focusing on one particular style or making it one particular thing.

— Jann Klose

There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it…

— Laura Nyro

With rock, you can write about anything. There are rock songs I still don't know what they're singing about, but you want to get…

— Darius Rucker

When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an…

— Keren Ann

I write all my own songs and they are just simple melodies with a lot of lyrics. They usually have to do with current…

— Phil Ochs

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

I like the idea that a song can be about a romantic relationship, but it can also about a relationship to your career, or…

— Rostam Batmanglij

There's a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children's music and books: being able to write about…

— Lisa Loeb

Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means to you.…

— Norah Jones

There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it…

— Laura Nyro