Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: July 26, 1974
It's fun to be able to revisit a song and do something that doesn't really illustrate the song but works tangentially or runs parallel to the song in….
There are good places to play and bad places..
I'm one of those people who sort of feeds on music..
I just try to use my own life to build a human song: something that people can relate to in some way. It's not like the psychiatrist's couch or anyth….
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the guitar and work ou….
We play some smaller songs larger than they are the record, and vice versa. It took me a while to get used to playing live..
I put my energy into writing songs. I have to carve out a living somehow doing this, and licensing is one way. It's hard to register what's "too much….
There are things that drift away like our endless, numbered days.
The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully..
It sort of depends on the song. Some of them are pretty easy to write, and others take a while. I do a lot of writing in the morning..
I'm kind of interested in visual communication. For me it's more about suggesting than arguing a point..
The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully. I like throwing images together, which create meaning if you list….
Pop culture, commercials. You only come across a commercial if you're watching a TV all the time. I've never been all that upset. I like hearing the ….
I had all these songs lying around. They had all these woman characters, and I thought the idea of the Woman King would be a good way to tie them all….
I like writing in an illustrative, descriptive way. I prefer describing to rather than explaining..
We all assume the worst the best we can..
In some songs, like propaganda songs-and don't get me wrong, I love some propaganda songs. They're some of my favorite songs in the world. It's just ….