Certain Quote by Tom Odell

So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice…

— Ben Harper

My approach is a bit unconventional because it kind of turns things around. I made a promise to myself at a very early stage…

— Einar Selvik

You've got to put interesting people around you; you've got to work with people who are gonna inspire you to take the songs you've…

— Dave Gahan

My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.

— Guru Randhawa

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know? You have…

— Jimmy Scott

There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.

— Erik Parker

Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing.

— James Taylor

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think…

— Jack White

You get committed with what you put in songs. It made me wary of who and what I include, because that's there forever.

— Earl Sweatshirt

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something…

— Billie Eilish

When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a…

— Miguel

When you're songwriting, it's like talking about your own life experience. When you're with a band, you have to compromise.

— Timothy B. Schmit