Experience Quote by Paul Westerberg

If I'm kind of sad or depressed, it doesn't necessarily help me to write a song about exactly what I'm depressed about.

— Julia Holter

The only good thing about being depressed is writing the realest music ever

— Anonymous

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

— Andrew Bird

I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.

— Townes Van Zandt

Whenever I write songs, it's my outlet for a certain feeling. I just don't as often feel compelled to write when I'm not really…

— Phoebe Bridgers

When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences…

— Julia Holter

I know some people are like, 'I'm depressed, and I'm a struggling artist,' and that really works for some people, but that doesn't work…

— Charli XCX

I've never been one to indulge in out and out depression when it comes to songwriting.

— KT Tunstall

To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not…

— Nick Cave

Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of…

— Gary Numan

A lot of time I like to sing music that people can relate to, but not necessarily put them in a depressed mood.

— Lil Tjay

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

— Ellie Goulding