Close Quote by Sara Bareilles

I write most songs randomly. They don't always deal with something I've been through but something I think is important to tell.

— Tony Oller

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

My writing was very much like my diary, and I just put it out there to put it out there because I didn't really…

— Tate McRae

I'm mostly inspired by relationships and things that are going on in my everyday life. It's hard for me to write songs about things…

— Meiko

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

Once I release a song, it's not just about me or the people... I write about. They're my stories, but they're not really mine…

— Jens Lekman

My songs form a kind of biography or diary of my life as they are about people I have loved and people I only…

— Justin Hayward

Throughout my career as a songwriter, I've had a knack for writing songs that were about me and my life experiences and observations.

— Richie Sambora

You should write songs about what you feel, but you can't write in such a way like it's a diary entry. You should write…

— Lights

Everything I write tends to come from my own personal experiences, or from people close to me that I'm singing about.

— Bill Ward

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

— Gwen Stefani

I write about things I care about, like any songwriter, whether it's a personal thing or not.

— Declan McKenna