Blind Quote by Ryan Ross

Sometimes I'll have an idea for a story or have a subject, and that will inspire lyrics, but most of the time, hopefully, they…

— Beck

I started writing lyrics out of desperation. I was broke and wondering where my next job, my next meal was coming from, although I…

— Sheldon Harnick

“I'm also a book nerd so aside from my life and my opinions, you could say my lyrics are inspired in some sense by…

— Dominic Owen Mallary

I've really been studying lyrics, printing out lyrics to songs I love and reading them like a letter.

— Jon Pardi

I've also been writing for other artists, producing other artists, doing some country stuff. Those lyrics I tend to leave more universal.

— Meredith Brooks

With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.

— Jamila Woods

I have to be inspired to write a song.

— Brett Young

When I'm writing, those ideas are seldom inspired by music itself. I won't often listen to an artist and come up with an idea.

— St. Lucia

Inspiration comes from everywhere. Obviously, my lyrics are what I most care about in the moment and what I feel like I need to…

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

Sometimes I'll try something on piano and move to guitar, but usually that comes after scratching down some ideas for lyrics.

— Melody Gardot

I'm inspired by nonmusical things a lot, whether it's a film or a book or whatever.

— Julia Holter

My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.

— Paolo Nutini