“It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.” UseSongInterestBandConflictConflict Of Interest Author:Martin Gore
“I see conflict. But the conflict is what makes it relatable. I'm conflicted; you're conflicted. I'm not perfect - nobody is. I'm just blessed to be able to express my conflict through song.” AbleSongPerfectConflictBlessedRelatableNot PerfectI'm Not Perfect Author:Kendrick Lamar
“I fell like a lot of times, when I write a song, it is coming from an introspective perspective that my faith always kind of factors. Faith is either part of what factors in to my decision making, or it is part of what factors into my fears and my doubts. It is either the positive or the negative part of it that is afflicting me during times of conflict, which is normally when you write songs about yourself when you find some sort of conflict or you are seeking some sort of resolution.” WritingKindSongDecisionDoubtPerspectiveConflictNegativeDecision MakingResolutionAbout YourselfIntrospective Author:Matt Thiessen
“This was the first time that he has ever looked into the labyrinth of the human soul. He was very far from understanding what he saw. But what was of more value, he felt and suffered with her. In years that were yet to come, he relived this memory in song, in the most beautiful song this world has known. For the understanding of the soul's defencelessness, of the conflict between the two poles, is not the source of the greatest song. The source of the greatest song is sympathy.” WorldYearsFirstsHumansTwoSoulBeautifulValuesSongFeltUnderstandingMemoriesKnownSawsThis WorldSourceConflictFirst TimeHuman SoulLabyrinthGreatest Song Author:Halldór Laxness