I write Quote by Nicky Jam

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the…

— Jay-Z

With the music that I've put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn't always the right thing to do for yourself.

— Skepta

When you first sit down to write the first song, until you've maybe got three or four under your belt, it's always, to me,…

— Martin Gore

I feel like I'm always just trying to write better music and keep topping myself.

— Borns

There's a certain amount of pressure that you get from being a popular artist, and I think in the past I put a lot…

— Alison Sudol

There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of…

— Aaliyah

It takes a lot of emotional high and struggles to write songs.

— Calum Scott

It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot…

— Al Yankovic

I don't think there is anything hard at all about having a lot of songs. It makes it easier to be less precious about…

— Jeff Tweedy

I feel like I kind of go with the flow. The biggest source of pressure is most definitely from myself because my opinion changes…

— Tate McRae

I think, for me, one of the biggest things that I struggle with is keeping the excitement up when writing a song. A lot…

— Brendon Urie

I don't go into any album with pressing issues. I just try to write songs.

— Talib Kweli