Coming home Quote by Peter Heller

I wanted to sing about things that moved me and experiences I had collected throughout life.

— Alice Merton

More than anything, that's been the thread through my life - the desire to write, the impulse to write. I mean, it's taken me…

— Patti Smith

I changed my hopes to being a singer [when I was a child] and sat around with my hair in my face droning Mac…

— Elizabeth Crook

I've always had a song; but the moment that I made the decision to allow God to be the song writer my life has…

— Sashauni Aaeliyae

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented…

— Amy Winehouse

I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star and a singer and I never thought of doing anything else.

— Kim Carnes

I'm just singing about my own life. Singing about all the little stories in my life and the things I've been through.

— Katy Perry

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

— Ethan Hawke

I wanted to write a song that can comfort you, and make you feel like I take you to 'Heaven.'

— Lee Tae-min

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

— Mary J. Blige

I've been singing my whole life.

— Desi Lydic

I always sang and I always wrote...it's just having that ambition. You really can't let go of your dreams.

— Mariah Carey