Acknowledged Quote by Trent Reznor

When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.

— Stephen Sondheim

I see myself as different characters in my music, but all pertaining to real life.

— Quincy Brown

I love to act and put on a show, but you're playing a character all the time. For music, it's really just me being…

— Tinashe

Music is a defining element of character.

— Plato

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

Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song, most of…

— Jack White

When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously, they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I…

— Hozier

I'm not musical in any way.

— Danielle Macdonald

I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music... Most of…

— Randy Newman

Music is always a part of my characters' make-up.

— Michael K. Williams

I do develop characters for songs, and I think of everything as storytelling, in a way. But I don't plan out what they're going…

— Julia Holter

Yeah, I've always considered myself a musical person.

— Charlie Day