Connect Quote by Mat Kearney

The songs that you start to write that you are a little scared of can be the ones that you have to tell.

— Mat Kearney

My worst song is stimulating beyond words. My best songs are downright scary.

— Ted Nugent

The songs come from a vulnerable place, but expressing that part of yourself can also make you feel fearless.

— Deana Carter

Whatever is the scariest is almost always what I end up choosing.

— Audra McDonald

The music that I write is often not necessarily full of doom and gloom. You'll notice in most of the darkest songs, the music…

— Andrew Bird

Usually horror in your personal life can translate into some good music. Sometimes. Sometimes it can be really maudlin and boring, and kind of…

— Bob Schneider

I will say that when it comes to the horror genre, for me, the scariest thing is when something is actually in the frame.

— Leigh Whannell

Every single song has its own individual character and you can't treat each song the same way, because it wants to be treated differently…

— Tom Waits

Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there.

— David Friedman

It's scary when you get to a point where you write these songs that people like, and then you think, "Am I ever going…

— Bethany Cosentino

There are certain songs I cannot hear because they are so personal that it hurts me to listen.

— Amy Winehouse

I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?

— Lucinda Williams