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I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it's like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.

— Kristian Bush

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal.

— Enya

Normally I begin writing a song with just with aim to express something, and sometimes I don't know what I want to express until a sentence comes to my head that will sum up everything about how I'm feeling at the time.

— Lianne La Havas

When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an atmosphere that you're trying to put into words.

— Keren Ann

When I'm writing a song, I'm just making stuff up as I go along.

— John Darnielle

My inspiration is always what I think my fans want to listen to. I often write about social problems. If I'm not going through it or I haven't gone through it, I want to make sure it touches someone. That's what I base my music on.

— Jenni Rivera

I just try to write songs that people are going to have a dialogue about.

— Beyonce Knowles

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 to write, so you never know.

— Diane Warren

I generally try to think of what it is I want to express and then find a way of expressing it.

— William Hurt

✗Opposing Perspectives

I always start with the music and then try to figure out what I want to write about lyrically.

— Jose Gonzalez

I know, deep down, that what makes my music what it is are my words. It always starts from me wanting to say something. Once I've run out of things to say, I'll be done.

— Benjamin Clementine