Music Quote by Sharon Van Etten

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen -…

— Gwen Stefani

When I was 12, I was going through an awkward time. Writing music helped me find my voice and express the things I was feeling.

— Kelsea Ballerini

Initially, I started writing music because I wanted to express my thoughts and get what was going on in my head out to the…

— Yungblud

Music came first and I started to jam with people I couldn't communicate in their language. Then, because I could make friends thanks to…

— Hiromi

Music was the first place that I ever started to develop a relationship with myself.

— JP Saxe

When I think about my career and how it all started, it really started with me getting to a point where I understood how…

— Corey Smith

Music was a great way for me to express myself, there's topics I talk about in my songs, which I wouldn't have a conversation…

— Bugzy Malone

I went through a bad period where I was just not writing; I couldn't create anything. I was out of ideas. But when I…

— Allan Holdsworth

When I started to write music, I desperately wanted to relate to people. But when I became famous, I could relate less. I thought,…

— Christine and the Queens

When I made my way across childhood to the tinny AM radio, it was dark. Lights out. I listened intently. More intently than I…

— Jane Siberry

When I was a little girl, I did not listen to music much. I did not think that one day I would become a…

— Sonita Alizadeh

In 2012, I started writing songs - not for the world to hear, but for certain people I needed to talk to. My family,…

— Benjamin Booker