Life Quote by Oliver Sykes

I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.

— Janet Jackson

I write about everything that happens in my life, whether or not the songs actually are released or not.

— Cody Simpson

I try to write relevant songs about life and whatever I'm going through and whatever people are going through.

— Gary Allan

I'm just writing songs to process what's going on, whether in my personal life or in my perception of the world.

— Olivia Rodrigo

When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that.

— Yasmine Hamdan

I write songs about what I go through.

— Taylor Swift

I try to write lyrics so that they won't age, which sort of leaves you with the big subjects like death and love and…

— Florence Welch

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.

— Mike Patton

I write my songs because I've lived them.

— Katy Perry

I'm not one of these people who sits down and writes to say I'm gonna write a song about this or that, or a…

— Creed Bratton

I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.

— David Allan Coe

I'm really focused and obsessed with writing things that are specific. I don't like big rock lyrics - I find them infuriating.

— James Murphy