I know what it’s like to have a broken heart. I know what it’s like to feel pain: When my songs don’t become hits, it breaks my heart. There are a million ways to break a heart. I can relate. Diane Warren Read Quote
When I turned 14, I became very obsessed with writing songs, and it took over my existence. Diane Warren Read Quote
I grew up listening to hits, and if I write something I feel, I think that’s pretty mass appeal. I’m not very elitist with music. Love is universal; a great melody is universal; it goes around the world; it’s not just American. A great song can touch the world. Diane Warren Read Quote
Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable. Diane Warren Read Quote
I’m not like normal people. I’m no good at relationships. I draw drama to me – it’s the Jew in me. Diane Warren Read Quote
I’m totally an East Coast person, energetic and sarcastic. I’m not a nice L.A. person. Diane Warren Read Quote
I don’t just do power ballads. I have a lot of up-tempo stuff, too – like ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight.’ Diane Warren Read Quote
You have to hone your craft, but you also have to be born with a certain amount of talent, and I never took the talent for granted – I’ve always worked really hard to be as good as I could be. Diane Warren Read Quote
I’ve been in grocery stores, and if they’re playing my music, I’ll yell, ‘Hey! I wrote that!’ I’ve been next to cars and have done that! Diane Warren Read Quote
What makes a great song – you don’t put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you feel something. Diane Warren Read Quote
