Darker side Quote by Neko Case

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.

— Martin Gore

I've lived through a lot of dark environments one way or another while growing up and that has influenced my songwriting.

— Aimee Osbourne

I feel like in every song I write, I always write a little darker bit.

— Ladyhawke

I feel the reasons my songs might seem dark is because of how I viewed the situations I was in and it was just…

— James Vincent McMorrow

Songwriting is what I do, and there could be worse burdens to carry.

— Mark Kozelek

I've tried writing darker, more serious songs, but they don't go anywhere. Everything revolves around the chorus for me.

— Shura

I think I'm more prolific in the songwriting.

— Ringo Starr

Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing.

— James Taylor

That's my favorite part about songwriting, the way you write a song, and someone else might hear it a different way.

— RaeLynn

My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.

— Bebe Rexha

My songwriting has evolved, just as I've evolved as a person.

— John Oates

The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer…

— Ben Harper