Dump Quote by Martha Wainwright

There are some things that I write that I know are personal in a way, or the gag is so obscure that it's just…

— Walter Becker

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.

— Craig Finn

I wanted to take my writing to another level. I wanted to write stuff that was personal for real. It's one thing to write…

— Tove Styrke

I write about things that tear me apart, and it's all very personal to me. It's funny to hear people disassemble the lyrics. If…

— Robby Takac

If you don't feel comfortable talking about really personal things in your music, you shouldn't do it. There's plenty of other things to write…

— Lewis Capaldi

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

— Bill Ward

There's definitely some pieces in there that reflect on my personal life, but really, they aren't as personal as everybody thinks they are. I…

— Kurt Cobain

I think I have a vested interest in thinking that the lyrics are important, but I think for us it's important that we all…

— Lauren Mayberry

As cheesy as it sounds, I feel like I do write a lot, not necessarily for a message to be taken away. I feel…

— Thomston

When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that.

— Yasmine Hamdan

I think a lot about the morality of songwriting, and the line in the sand I've arrived at is that sharing your feelings about…

— JP Saxe

I am a really passive person to begin with so I have written a lot of pretty crappy songs with strangers because I let…

— Martie Maguire