Different Quote by Martin Gore

It's hard for me to always explain my songs, and people always expect a meaning and to know what it's about. Sometimes when I…

— Amy Macdonald

I don't actually like explaining the meanings of my songs, because I think people can take away more from it if they use their…

— Reeve Carney

It's very important to me that every person takes away their own meaning from a song, and it's why I don't always love spelling…

— Aubrie Sellers

People relate to songs so differently. No matter what it's about in reality, people create their own meaning behind it and connect with it…

— Sharon Van Etten

I try not to say exactly what songs are about sometimes, because I feel like it ruins it for people.

— Lauren Mayberry

I don't really like to explain my songs.

— Yanni

It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.

— Matt Tong

I tend to explain my songs.

— Nneka

I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is…

— M. Ward

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

— Ray LaMontagne

I obviously have a different connection to each song in a different way, and they all mean something different to me.

— Melanie Martinez

It's always hard to talk about music and describe a song.

— Tony Kanal