Writing Quotes

I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway.

People were like, ‘he’s collaborating with Taylor Swift’ and I was like, ‘I am?’ I think she’s wonderful. Her songwriting has inspired me for years.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

I love directing my music videos and writing video treatments, and I think it’s all just because I love the visual aspect of it as well.

The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend.

If the stuff you’re writing is not for yourself, it won’t work.

I can’t believe that I’ve written my best work yet. If I believed that, then I wouldn’t bother releasing music anymore.

Writing is the flip side of sex – it’s good only when it’s over.

It’s dedicating yourself to your craft. Spending thousands of hours in a studio learning how to write a song, learning how to play different chords, training yourself to sing. You know, to get better and better.

My rights, my wrongs, I write ‘til I’m right with God.