Change Quote by Nick Cave

Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

— Oscar Isaac

I write really slowly, and my lines are really, really terrible all the time. It takes so long for me to get them to…

— Amanda Shires

I tend to write songs critiquing myself. The best way for me to deal with stuff is to write a song about it... That's…

— Ty Segall

The fact that I have a lot of songs written doesn't keep me from wanting to write new ones, or new ones from coming.

— Christopher Owens

The best way to write a song is to think of something else and then the song kind of creeps in.

— John Prine

When you've written a song, sometimes it's really hard to wrap your brain around what somebody else is doing, or maybe the way that…

— Gerard Way

During those times like in my early years as a writer I could actually write a song in ten minutes because all of a…

— Ben E. King

When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is in the…

— El-P

When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll…

— Michelle Zauner

I try not to write two songs about the same thing, although, on occasion, it happens, so I guess it kinda helps to change…

— Teddy Geiger

I write most songs randomly. They don't always deal with something I've been through but something I think is important to tell.

— Tony Oller

It's funny when you write a song - it's easy for me now - but there's almost a second stage where you take control…

— Kate Bush