Different ways Quote by Shawn Mendes

I connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those circumstances, emotions,…

— Sam Hunt

Sometimes I make up songs, and they're just strictly fiction. Other times, I draw on things that have happened in my life or friends,…

— J. J. Cale

I think most of my songs are based on an emotion and in every song I write, there's at least a partial truth.

— James Maslow

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

Those emotions that are really strong, the ones that inspire a song, you can hold onto that. You can let it marinate for years…

— Frankie Cosmos

Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one…

— Matt Berninger

As a youngster when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something…

— Sam Smith

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my…

— Neil Diamond

I take my inspiration for the song writing from little experiences, not even if I've experienced them myself but say if something has made…

— Pixie Lott

You're always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you're feeling, things that you've felt. It's kind of impossible not to unless…

— Harry Styles

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I…

— Lily Allen

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up…

— Jason Isbell