Attitude Quote by Paul McCartney

My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.

— Craig Finn

Not all the lyrics are topical - sometimes that is just the setting. They are all pretty much interpersonal. For some reason it's easier…

— Tim Presley

I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's…

— Martha Wainwright

Writing lyrics with your wife does lead to talking about yourselves a lot. But this is not an autobiographical account of my personal marriage.…

— Aaron Dessner

I think I took a few stabs at writing socially conscious lyrics. I had never intended to write a song about the Gulf War,…

— Bucky Pope

I am not a good enough writer to have an agenda or come up with a message and try to put it into a…

— Eddie Vedder

I let the music set the tone of the lyrics.I allowed myself to write more about relationships and emotions, in a girly way almost.

— Jose Gonzalez

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

People say, "You should write lyrics" and I say I'm quite happy not to, because I like being part of that process where you…

— Elton John

I don't like lyrics to be overbearing. I like them to say something. But I'm not trying to change the world overnight. Something simple…

— Paul Rodgers

I got involved, for the most part, in the actual song construction, lyrics even. I didn't want to write the lyrics, but if there…

— Michael Gira

I would agree with that. But when I write lyrics, personally I don't care if the person who is listening to it understands what…

— David W. Marsden