Close to my heart Quote by Matt Berninger

I write about everything that happens in my life, whether or not the songs actually are released or not.

— Cody Simpson

I ended up writing songs by taking stock of all the different events in my life, but all those songs were bad.

— Owen Pallett

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

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my…

— Neil Diamond

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 connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those circumstances, emotions,…

— Sam Hunt

So many of my songs are based on things that either happened to me or to someone I know, but there are also ones…

— Shawn Mendes

I do experience something pretty commonly with every song; there's some moment where it clicks into its own life with its own emotional impact…

— Mirah

Some of the songs are inspired by personal things that have happened. Others have been inspired by other people's stories, you know, like someone…

— Katie Melua

My music has been inspired by true events in my life.

— Omarion

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

Because they're my stories, they're my version of events of the past three years. But I really hope people can hear their own stories…

— Emeli Sande