Audience Quote by Pete Townshend

Pain's always been the root of my music. I just write what I feel.

— NF

Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's pain and…

— Mat Kearney

Sometimes I would write something that was so private, people would say, 'Make it more universal.' I never liked that idea. I always thought…

— Jane Wiedlin

I've followed the lives of great musicians and have learned that you don't have to always write in pain. You have all of your…

— Kaki King

I think it's really cool to embrace the pain of something that may have hurt you and be able to express it through music.

— Ciara

I think you can feel the pain I've experienced in my music. It's something that a lot of people can relate to.

— Blu Cantrell

When I can write a song in a way where I feel like other people can relate to it, and I can take it…

— Sharon Van Etten

Pain I keep to myself; my music is for entertainment purposes and I always have that in mind.

— George Thorogood

I think the most important thing to remember is that pain passes. And artistically, the pain is going to pass. It's what you want…

— Alex Ebert

“while pain is universal, it is also utterly private.”

— Viet Thanh Nguyen

Creating something beautiful out of pain helps ease the pain. So, that's kind of how I got to songwriting - quite honestly out of…

— Mary Gauthier

I used to say it was painful to write lyrics about myself and looking inward.

— Peter Frampton