Dark Quote by Ruel

Sometimes my lyrics are about things that are, well, not the brightest, but I have been working with this outlook for such a long…

— Karin Dreijer Andersson

I don't really do sad, depressing songs.

— Olly Murs

I'm a sucker for a sad song.

— Chris Young

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

— Natalie Imbruglia

I never try and force-feed any song idea or lyrical message. It's really what's on my mind and what comes out of me. And…

— Aaron Bruno

For me, I'm a fan of really dark, depressing stuff.

— Declan Shalvey

I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.

— Townes Van Zandt

Sad songs are good ones but at the same time my sorrow remains deep.

— Mak_786

This is the saddest, most depressing music I've ever heard. It makes me so happy.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I think it's quite hard to write songs about being happy; it's easier to pour your misery into your lyrics.

— Ellie Rowsell

“A new song begins, and in the dark, we listen, letting lyrics about love and suffering and hope fall over us.”

— Autumn Doughton

I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon…

— Stromae