Art Quote by St. Lucia

You can't help but have ideas when you're inspired musically.

— Justin Chancellor

I have ideas for songs all the time, but musical ideas, like melodies, really come out when I'm in nature.

— Brett Dennen

Well, I always write when I am inspired, and I am not a constant song-writer.

— Katie Melua

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music.

— Common

I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie…

— Christopher Paolini

If you're not inspired and you're working hard to pull inspiration from somewhere and make a song something it's not, then it's very contrived…

— Halsey

When I start to write a song, I initially fall into patterns and creative habits that are familiar, and because they're familiar, they sound…

— Nick Cave

I have been inspired by countless artists over the years, but there's also times when you just gotta make your own inspiration.

— Aesop Rock

I know it's simple, but my main inspiration is just my love of music. I know that sounds overly naive. But it's true.

— Moby

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

— St. Vincent

A lot of times, if you're not getting inspiration right away, we'll listen to stuff to get inspired.

— Bonnie McKee

People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.

— Talib Kweli