Format Quote by Nate Ruess

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

— Natalie Imbruglia

I get lots of requests from people to write sad songs, and I'm like, 'No, that's rubbish patter.'

— Lewis Capaldi

It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.

— Eric Bachmann

Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be…

— Justin Tranter

I do gravitate towards the sad songs because I find them to be more of a challenge for me from a writing perspective. There…

— Luke Combs

I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.

— Bruno Mars

I don't like when songs are distinctly happy or sad.

— Alex G

If I'm kind of sad or depressed, it doesn't necessarily help me to write a song about exactly what I'm depressed about.

— Julia Holter

I always wanted to write a sad song that sounds happy. I think everyone can relate to this emotion.

— Kirstin Maldonado

I hope people hear my songs and realize that writing music is kind of easy, or that taking your sadness and turning it into…

— Frankie Cosmos

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

— Ellie Goulding

Sometimes I'm sad and mostly I like sad songs.

— Nico