Result Quote by Mary Gauthier

My songwriting process is painful. Songwriting is brilliant. It's a load of fun - when it works. It's really difficult as well.

— James Bay

I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or my memories…

— Chuck Ragan

Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of…

— Gary Numan

For me songwriting is very...it's almost like an accident. 'Oh I accidentally wrote about that.' I sit down with the urge to write a…

— Jessica Lea Mayfield

I feel like songwriting, for me, is kind of therapy.

— Tom Walker

No, I don't think songwriting is emotionally challenging - I feel like it's almost a way to sort through your emotions and put them…

— Borns

The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road,…

— Camila Cabello

I'm very good at and enjoy writing angry songs, and 'Lost in the Wilderness' was when I started to first harness that kind of…

— Stephen Schwartz

I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss…

— Taylor Swift

When I deal with my struggles in my songs, I feel like most people are going to identify with my struggles because they are…

— Corey Smith

Songwriting is hard - it's so easy to fall into the same traps. It's not like I wake up and songs flow out of…

— Julian Casablancas

I don't know why songwriters struggle. They have to, I guess. If you're a young songwriter, quit struggling. It makes you look bad.

— Tom T. Hall