Ifs Quote by Shelby Lynne

I always was a writer, but then I wanted to do stand-up because I thought that was a way that I could perform what…

— Roseanne Barr

I always thought that I was a terrible writer. And I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing.…

— Marion Cotillard

Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters.

— Courtney Barnett

Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover.

— Shakira

Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes,…

— Laura Kasischke

I really didn't think about song writing.

— Adam Rich

I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if…

— Skylar Grey

I was never really a writer, I was always more of a performer.

— Mick Ronson

To me, writing is like singing in the most inappropriate place, singing as beautifully as you can on a bus or in a bank,…

— Hisham Matar

Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs.

— Rostam Batmanglij

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.

— Thomas Berger

I never sit down to write. When I'm moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear it. I…

— Lenny Kravitz