Amazed Quote by Sharon Jones

Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. I tell the songwriter's story. When…

— Sharon Jones

I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.

— Lionel Richie

I always write knowing that people will hear it, but also hoping they'll see it. So a lot of times I make lyrical decisions…

— Boots Riley

Writing lyrics is part spontaneous, intuitive and part really thought through and carefully analyzed as you write it. It's a mixture of two approaches,…

— Ian Anderson

As a teenager and a young adult, I never felt like my own story was interesting enough to tell, so I always wrote lyrics…

— Zach Condon

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

I always like to write the songs, and they get turned loose into the world, and who knows what happens to them. That's the…

— Chris Stapleton

It's important to tell the artist's story. It's their song! And it's always more fun to write together with the artist!

— Tove Lo

Anyone involved with songwriting will testify to the fact that each song, no matter how pure or from the heart, has its own story,…

— C. Sigman

The writing process for us is different with every song. Sometimes they come from our lives, or someone else we know may be going…

— Matthew Ramsey

I've never invested myself properly in trying to write stories. When I write lyrics, mostly I write each sentence separately on an index card…

— Jason Schwartzman

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

— Melissa Etheridge