Before Quote by Nadia Ali

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

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

There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused…

— John Oates

I've never written songs about relationships. I've written songs about how I feel. The songs are more about me, than another person. That's the…

— Marilyn Manson

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

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

When you write an album and you're writing about relationships, the stuff that I've been through in my relationships, 99 percent of it is…

— Kris Allen

You're always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you're feeling, things that you've felt. It's kind of impossible not to unless…

— Harry Styles

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something…

— Billie Eilish

I don't really pursue writing songs for other people. I guess one of the things I always think about is a good line in…

— Craig Finn

There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do…

— Norah Jones