Hard Quote by Ryan Ross

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately…

— Ben Howard

When you write songs, you have to like them yourself first, but then you have to make everyone else like them, because you can…

— Mick Jagger

No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be expecting another…

— LP

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

— Laura Marling

Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that thought-out. I feel like the way I…

— Langhorne Slim

Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's just like…

— Jeff Tweedy

You can't really take it for granted that people listen to your music. I want to write songs that are on par, at least…

— Adam Granduciel

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something…

— Billie Eilish

When you write songs, you try to tap into something that isn't straightforward in your head. Whatever you're feeling most strongly about usually comes…

— Luke Pritchard

I don't really premeditate what I write my songs about; you know, they just kind of happen, and I can't start writing songs to…

— Conor Oberst

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

— Bryan Adams

I love to write songs, but they don't come easy to me - I spend a lot of time writing really dumb stuff that…

— Michael McDonald