Beautiful Quote by Yuna

I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good songs.

— Mabel

Not to be a bummer, but heartbreak is great for inspiration - we all know that - and it's really hard to write songs…

— MO

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

— Rick Springfield

My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being…

— Estelle

I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of…

— Kate Bush

I would say my relationships have always affected my music. Each one. I wrote most of my great songs, that I'm still using today,…

— Kevin McCall

I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships - ex-relationship, I should say.

— Shawn Mendes

Some songs are so touching to the heart it makes you think that it was made for you. Also some are so touching it…

— Anonymous

A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.

— Dolly Parton

When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So…

— Erin McKeown

A lot of my songs are about loneliness and losing relationships. Even the ones that are happy, there's a lonely undertone to them.

— Khalid

I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings…

— Neil Diamond