“My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.” PeopleWritingWholeSongGoalCan DoAbilityKnowingRecordsInspireRelateJust OneSongwriters Author:Kate Voegele
“I can't relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort of drudgery of going out on tour and trying to recreate the record, playing the same 12 songs every night.” WritingTryingI CanNightSongProcessRecordsDisappearRelateEvery NightGoing OutDrudgery Author:Andrew Bird
“When you're looking for a house, you're not looking for a house that's perfect. You're looking for that house to have character. And I think it's those little bits of humanity they come from the music. That's what the music brings out when you have that, it brings out the character of a song. You go back and listen to 30, 40 years of music, and all the great, great songs that we've had in our lives, they all have that character. They have that human nudge, they all have that human relation. You can relate to it.” ThinkingYearsHumansLittlesCharacterSongHumanityHouseBitsPerfectOur LivesLittle BitRelationRelateHuman RelationsNudge Author:Corey Taylor
“I only record songs that touch me in some way, ones that I can relate to.” WayI CanSongRecordsRelateTouch Me Author:Celine Dion
“It's always been about the songs for us. It doesn't matter about all the image stuff. We're really about making songs that people can relate to, that we love, that they will love, that we will enjoy playing live.” PeopleMatterSongStuffEnjoyRelate Author:Chuck Comeau
“Music being “good or bad” is a flawed idea. Artists make what they want to make and we either connect with it or we don't. Just because we relate to some songs more than others doesn't make the others less valid, we just don't understand them. In fact, we aren't meant to, and that's all right.” WantIdeasFactsArtistSongMusic IsBe GoodRelateFlawed Author:Jacob Bannon
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time.” WorldRealCountryMatterAbleSongDifficultPrayerAbilityHeroWho You AreSingersPassingPassingsAll TimeRelateTimelessMy ThoughtsDifficult TimesSaddenedThoughts And PrayersGeorge Jones Author:Easton Corbin
“Too many times you come across lyrics that sound like you've heard them before or you can't really relate to them. And I think that I write songs that sound fresh and sensual in kind of a layered, lush way. But I also think that they are real, and that's why I wanted to call the record 'Inside Out.'” ThinkingWayWritingKindRealWantedSongSoundRecordsHeardLike YouSensualRelateLush Author:Emmy Rossum
“I aim to write songs in a way that you don't have to have gone to Ghana to relate to it, you really just have to have a heart.” WayWritingHeartSongGoneAimRelateGhana Author:Jason Mraz
“Whether it be current or past, every single song that I recorded is about me. It's a peek into my life, past and present. Maybe it's coming from my theater and performance background, but nothing felt right unless I could relate to it.” PastSongFeltPerformancesTheaterCurrentsBackgroundsRelatePast And Present Author:Lea Michele
“A song can be a song where somebody thinks you're crazy. A song that gets released has got to be something that everyone can relate to. Most of the songs that I keep are un-relateable for most people - some of the music I make only for myself and the homies.” PeopleThinkingSongCrazyRelateHomies Author:Schoolboy Q
“You do try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to and you try to be as honest as you can so that people hear your records and they feel like, "Oh, my god. This is exactly how I feel. I went through this."” PeopleFeelsWritingTryingSongRecordsHonestRelate Author:Sevyn Streeter