Enough Quote by Rick James

Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

— Oscar Isaac

When I sit down to write a song, I try to think about how I want it to feel and try to be very…

— Noah Kahan

It's always important for me to say something with my music, even if the deeper message is hidden inside of what sounds like a…

— Masked Wolf

I get to express myself in my songs more than I can ever do in real life or in talking to somebody. I get…

— Max Cavalera

I try to keep the theatrics to a minimum and let the music do the talking.

— Billy Squier

I know, deep down, that what makes my music what it is are my words. It always starts from me wanting to say something.…

— Benjamin Clementine

When you get to say something in a song you're not directing it necessarily at one person. When it's in a song it's easier…

— Brett Dennen

What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.

— Paul McCartney

If someone says something good or bad, or whatever they have to say about your song, you've just got to embrace it.

— Sarah Barthel

You don't play around with a good song. You try to just say it right in the proper place, and if you get the…

— Glen Campbell

When I write I like to just say everything that people think about but never express vocally. I just get deep into it; I'm…

— Drake

Sometimes, the better writing comes when the song speaks through me and tells me what the song wants to say.

— Rodney Crowell