Concerned Quote by Stephen Malkmus

Whether I'm working with a Top 40 artist or crafting my own music, it goes back to one thing: telling a powerful story and…

— The-Dream

A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.

— Rupert Holmes

I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been through phases…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

I've always written about other artists, or I write my thoughts down, but I've never written a story.

— Laurie Simmons

I always did go against the singer-songwriter form. I think I've always had a lot of storytelling songs.

— Jill Sobule

I will say this: I've always sort of had maybe an inflated sense of my ability to sequence songs in a narrative flow.

— Rodney Crowell

You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't necessarily everyone's…

— Laufey

There are personal topics on the record that have nothing to do with creativity but were maybe amplified by the demands of the band.…

— Robin Pecknold

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

Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away from it.…

— Mike Stud

I'm a super specific songwriter. I always have been. I think the most impactful songs are specific. Broad storytelling just isn't fun in any…

— Olivia Rodrigo

I was lucky enough to write songs that carry a good beat and tell a real story that people could feel was their story,…

— Fats Domino