Music Quote by Martha Wainwright

I'm mostly inspired by relationships and things that are going on in my everyday life. It's hard for me to write songs about things…

— Meiko

I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.

— Leif Garrett

It's a really personal thing for me to write a song.

— Michael Franti

Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience.

— Mark Hoppus

I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear. Everyday life. Someone may be talking to…

— Desmond Dekker

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

Music, or the type of music that I'm writing, is very personal.

— SZA

Everything I write tends to come from my own personal experiences, or from people close to me that I'm singing about.

— Bill Ward

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

— Laura Marling

I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or…

— Sara Bareilles

My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.

— Paolo Nutini

I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel…

— Amy Winehouse