Character Quote by Pixie Lott

I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!

— Jackie Evancho

Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first…

— Adele

I do find it easy to write songs about heartbreak; it comes really naturally to me. It was a little bit more difficult for…

— Marissa Nadler

Not to be a bummer, but heartbreak is great for inspiration - we all know that - and it's really hard to write songs…

— MO

I've never been interested in diarising my life through song. So much stuff has been done before. So many people have brilliantly articulated the…

— Dan Smith

There's a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children's music and books: being able to write about…

— Lisa Loeb

Sometimes I hate writing songs. Because it hurts sometimes. I'm very emotional.

— Bibi Bourelly

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

— Martin Gore

I connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those circumstances, emotions,…

— Sam Hunt

I love writing sad songs.

— Noah Cyrus

For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it…

— Washed Out

On 'Love Letters' I focused exclusively on sung music, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing emotions in a…

— Anoushka Shankar