Girl Quote by Steve Earle

These are old issues. Female power, misogyny, the treatment of women, how you make meaning in the world. And these are all issues that…

— Meg Wolitzer

I didn't used to think about politics much, or social issues. I was a teenager, writing about girls.

— Conor Oberst

I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.

— Paul Weller

I don't set out to write a political song. I am not one of those that feels compelled to write about what's going on.

— Stephen Stills

Bringing up issues that are hard to deal with is a challenge for me, and I think that's what draws me to song writing.

— Brett Dennen

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.

— Jarvis Cocker

I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through a character,…

— David Byrne

I still write more songs about girls than anything else.

— Steve Earle

Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything, especially writing songs.

— Marian McPartland

I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made…

— Isaac Brock

I write very personal songs. Subject matter is usually derived from some internal struggle that I am having.

— Corey Smith

I mostly write songs about my personal experiences with girls.

— Cody Simpson