Able Quote by Rod Stewart

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of…

— Andy Grammer

I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.

— Michael Gungor

I feel it's much easier to be honest or be myself in songs when I'm playing. That's why I felt, 'You know, I'm going…

— Alice Merton

I don't have trouble being brutally honest with my lyrics.

— Griff

You've got to really know your song, inside and out.

— Nick Lowe

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

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

— Amos Lee

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I…

— Lily Allen

What's the point of a song if you can't be honest?

— Ashley Monroe

I feel that I have to say something in a song and that it's not just enough to lay down the music.

— Rick James

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

— Bruno Mars

Songs are my diaries; they always have been. You have to put your trust in everyone because putting down those real, personal details and…

— Taylor Swift