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If I'm extra happy or excited, it'll take me an hour or two to write a song. Or, if I'm ... ASTRO One of the things I love about writing is the way you can use what you know and what you've expe...
KATE GRENVILLE I'm not afraid to use my personal experiences and put them into a song. I think that's when ...
PIXIE LOTT If there is pain in my life or something that is wrong. I try to go to that place in me and write fr...
JENEANE SESSUM
That's what I love about songwriting - that you can write something about your own experiences a... IDINA MENZEL I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I&#...
JENNY LEWIS Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out?” “I’m nothing special. I’m drowning,” I...
IF I WAKE I’d scream, but I have no voice. The bullies stole it from me
IF I WAKE You said I don’t exist in one life. What if each of these lives are designed to teach you a lesson...
IF I WAKE I’m William James Carter. My friends call me Will,” he says. “I’m Lucy Janette Phillips,” ...
IF I WAKE She has a long journey ahead of her. She doesn’t need to hear she will lose before she even begins
IF I WAKE The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship...
BILLY RAY CYRUS I think that's what makes my music different from other artists in my lane is that I write every...
MIKE POSNER
Let's just say it's not something I use in my everyday bag of tricks. JENNIFER GARNER I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I've ever written was...
SKYLAR GREY
My 50th birthday approaching felt like a big milestone to me. I've lived half a century. If I wr... KATE CHRISTENSEN
If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my gui... KINA GRANNIS
I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself. DANNY STRONG I started writing my own songs from the time I was a little kid. I would write my own lyrics to othe...
BONNIE MCKEE As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thin...
NATE RUESS
My music is about my life. If it's something that I've lived, then it's something that I... BIG SMO In writing fiction, I can be free. I can use my life. The raw material is my experiences.
MIRIAM TOEWS
I've been writing all these books that have been largely autobiographical and yet, really, they ... BILL BRYSON
Sometimes it seems all I have are questions, that I will ask the same ones all my life. I'm not sure... CATHERINE LACEY
Sometimes it seems all I have are questions, that I will ask the same ones all my life. I'm not sure... CATHERINE LACEY If I feel like I've completely drained every ounce of energy out of me for this song, and I can&...
ELLA HENDERSON
I have a fondness for writing about precocious, troubled teenagers, who are alienating, but kind of ... ANN HOOD I had this contract to write songs for people when I was about 18. I don't think any of them wer...
DOUGLAS HODGE For years I've wanted to write about the Australian countryside, but, like most Australians, I&#...
KATE GRENVILLE
Even before I did stand-up, I've always been the kind of guy - and I talk about it on stage - wh... LARRY THE CABLE GUY
The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to b... KELSEA BALLERINI
I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not s... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Rather than writing about my experiences with other people, 'Ugly Cherries' is the first son... BEN HOPKINS I remember writing lyrics for 'Take Me to Church' for a long time before I even had a song i...
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I can't say that I'm always writing in my head but I do spend a lot of time in my head writi... STEVIE WONDER If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, my patients will not even be postponed. Another surgeon would step i...
ATUL GAWANDE I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peace...
CHRIS ISAAK If you're an artist, you want to draw from real life; you want to draw from experiences, emotion...
DAMIEN CHAZELLE I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish ...
EOIN COLFER
I really - I don't take my work that seriously, and I think that's what keeps me loose. If I... ELMORE LEONARD
I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I... ORHAN PAMUK
I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not... PAUL SIMON
It's difficult for me to really temper my personality, but I am trying to be a little more sensi... SONAM KAPOOR My dad would always say, 'Girl, you've been given gifts. Use them.' And what he meant by...
BETH BROOKE Sometimes you're gonna write a song and it's not gonna be right from the beginning. And you&...
BENNY BLANCO
My writing has changed a lot. From 16 to 19, I've changed a lot. My kind of writing in the begin... OLIVER SIM I've stammered all my life, and it's fair to say that my stammer has shaped my life. It'...
GARETH GATES
Take it for a second", "I will come in shortly", after all this is a lie to get out, if you ask me I... DEYTH BANGER
I've always shied away from online data storage. I don't even use my employers' network ... BARTON GELLMAN 'If I Should Love Again' - I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. ...
BARRY MANILOW
I was a good student, but a speech impediment was causing problems. One of my teachers decided that ... WALTER DEAN MYERS I made a deal with God. I said if you could give me that much money I promise I will use it for the ...
MARTHA BABSON
What was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write... GERTRUDE STEIN
What was the use of my having come from Oakland, it was not natural to have come from there, yes, wr... GERTRUDE STEIN
If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary m... LYDIA DAVIS
My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if t... TRENT REZNOR
No one has got close enough to use or abuse me, and even if they did, I wouldn't get too emotion... AKSHAY KUMAR If you're going to write about someone's life, you don't just use them for wallpaper. Yo...
NICK FLYNN I've had tons of bullies who would call me retarded, even on my Facebook page. It's sad and ...
LAUREN POTTER I'm Writing my stoy. But i'm also plotting my escape from this prison cell.
This is my pl...
CAROLEE DEAN When I started writing, I didn't have the common sense to use a pseudonym, so I write under my o...
NICOLA CORNICK
I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, t... JACKIE EVANCHO Since I believe that a person's philosophical point of view has little meaning if it is not matc...
HOWARD FAST I give thanks everyday that I've been able to take my craziness and make it work for me.
FRITZ SCHOLDER
I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that... RYAN REYNOLDS Make sure to pay attention to actionable vs. wishy-washy words your customers use. If they say, “I...
PRODUCT SCHOOL Life experiences can, at times, be quite humbling, but you learn from them. But I like the changes i...
DONNA AIR
My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. I... RALPH LAUREN I probably write 10 things to every one that I want to use. It's easy for me to write something that...
ALEX CHILTON I hope I never have to use it. But if I do, it may make the difference between life and death for me...
TED KULONGOSKI
I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are ... VICTORIA JUSTICE
It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me. KARL ROVE
If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not t... MARC NEWSON I've made this decision not to talk to the press about anything that's gone on in my life, b...
BIJOU PHILLIPS I tell people I'm on a diet. If somebody sees me with a muffin, they'll think I'm off my...
STEPHEN FURST
I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But... F. SIONIL JOSE My life. The life I'm living that's where all my inspiration comes from. Real life experienc...
FRED DURST
I hate writing about personal stuff. I don't have a Facebook page. I don't use my Twitter ac... ELON MUSK Also, I liked John Cage's music. I liked it for its craziness, the use of silence, the boldness-anyt...
KENNETH KOCH I just love storytelling. I write music to tell stories. So when I'm done writing a song, I take...
HAYLEY KIYOKO
When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I... DAVID FRIEDMAN When I'm writing, I separate from everyone. Even my band. I push myself, and I'm alone with ...
VIC FUENTES
I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says how I feel, what I bel... JACKSON BROWNE
For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn'... TOM HIDDLESTON Sometimes, I feel able to write lines about my life and about how I do feel everyday in such a huge ...
SARAH KEDDAR
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm ... TANITH LEE
I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindere... DAVID BECKHAM
If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like 'hero.' I wouldn't use 'p... EDWARD SNOWDEN If anything, I've seen myself as the full spectrum of colors, and to be faced with not being abl...
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS I did start writing about global politics way at the beginning. Songs that are based on having read ...
EMBER SWIFT
I've been trying to learn how to not be so conflicted about things like my own anger. I've a... ANI DIFRANCO
Not as much as I used to, but I use the Internet for everything. I use it for information. Like if I... CATHERINE BELL
If you asked me if I wanted more joyful experiences in my life, I wouldn't be at all sure I did,... ZADIE SMITH I worked with some directors, and it was really collaborative, and I was sort of writing with them. ...
PADDY CONSIDINE
If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive l... SONIA SOTOMAYOR I use it as motivation, ... I'll always use it as motivation, even if I start getting respect. It's ...
DARREN SPROLES
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then do... ANAIS NIN
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then do... ANAïS NIN
Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my angel would show up. I could use a little... ROMA DOWNEY I used to feel that if I say something's wrong, I have to say how it could be made right. But wh...
ETGAR KERET
If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it. 
Most people would say safety was my best position. To me, the biggest challenge and most gratifying ... 