Always Quote by Tony Oller

I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or…

— Sara Bareilles

Sometimes I'll write a song. When I've gone through something really hard in my life, sometimes it's other people's music. Other times it's actually…

— Jack Johnson

I tend to write songs critiquing myself. The best way for me to deal with stuff is to write a song about it... That's…

— Ty Segall

I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me.

— Cass McCombs

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want…

— Diane Warren

I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's all a…

— Cass McCombs

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

— Martha Wainwright

I write songs about what I go through.

— Taylor Swift

I write songs when I need to. That's how I write songs: when there's something that's bugging me. If something's troubling me, and I…

— Jacob Anderson

When you write songs, you try to tap into something that isn't straightforward in your head. Whatever you're feeling most strongly about usually comes…

— Luke Pritchard

I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about.

— Warren Zevon

When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've already done…

— Nick Cave