Character Quote by Noah Reid

I didn't really know what I was doing when I started. I just started writing songs. After two songs I just continued to explore…

— Neil Young

I put myself into character for my songs.

— Michelle Branch

A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.

— Rupert Holmes

When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.

— Stephen Sondheim

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think…

— Jack White

I write songs about what I go through.

— Taylor Swift

When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd…

— Irvine Welsh

I started writing rather late in the game. I was fascinated about the story about how Bob Dylan, for 'Nashville Skyline,' wrote between takes.…

— Leon Russell

I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later…

— Etgar Keret

My identity started developing through the songs I was writing.

— Banks

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

— Amy Winehouse