My own Quote by Vanessa Paradis

I could never sing my own stuff cause I suck at writing poetry.

— Brendon Urie

I'd love to write a song that someone else sings that can actually sing really well.

— Bo Burnham

I wouldn't be able to write a song like 'Someone Like You' and get someone else to sing it because it's so personal. It's…

— Adele

Whether I'm writing for myself or someone else, I'll always write a song that I would feel comfortable singing.

— Charli XCX

I write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.

— Tiffany Darwish

When I write songs for myself it's really personal and I just can't have someone else singing it.

— Sky Ferreira

I'm a real stickler for a great lyric, or what I think is a great lyric. It's almost impossible for me to sing a…

— Sara Evans

Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it.

— King Krule

Sometimes performing someone else's song is more difficult than writing your own.

— Kinky Friedman

I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story.

— Nina Hagen

People say, "You should write lyrics" and I say I'm quite happy not to, because I like being part of that process where you…

— Elton John

It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want them to…

— Wes Borland