That's my goal, is to stay in a truthful place. And sometimes that means writing a silly song, or singing about sex or singing about environmental destruction or heartbreak, or my grandmother. The subject isn't what the core is about, it's about truthfulness and authenticity and that just comes from my heart and soul.
I think that I have come at it backwards in a way because a lot of what I'm doing as a songwriter is not incredibly intentional. There's a moment tha… - Mirah
I think that I have come at it backwards in a way because a lot of what I'm doing as a songwriter is not incredibly intentional. There's a moment tha…
- Mirah
You're born and then you're on your own, you start having relationships, you're developing relationships to the world and your wider community, and t… - Mirah
You're born and then you're on your own, you start having relationships, you're developing relationships to the world and your wider community, and t…
So when you're talking about lyrics in the context of music, it's not just about what the words mean, and what you were thinking about when you wrote… - Mirah
So when you're talking about lyrics in the context of music, it's not just about what the words mean, and what you were thinking about when you wrote…
Sometimes I joke around that if I weren't a musician, I would be a power lifter. I don't think people expect it from me because I'm little. - Mirah
Sometimes I joke around that if I weren't a musician, I would be a power lifter. I don't think people expect it from me because I'm little.
I know that a lot of songwriters write about a break up. It's a really popular topic. I think heartbreak is the number one thing people write about. … - Mirah
I know that a lot of songwriters write about a break up. It's a really popular topic. I think heartbreak is the number one thing people write about. …
Writing a song is almost like cheating-writing because you don't have to finish your sentences, you don't have to use any punctuation, no one's going… - Mirah
Writing a song is almost like cheating-writing because you don't have to finish your sentences, you don't have to use any punctuation, no one's going…
My identity is mostly as a songwriter and lyricist and singer. I also have a lot of production ideas but I have my own limitations in terms of what i… - Mirah
My identity is mostly as a songwriter and lyricist and singer. I also have a lot of production ideas but I have my own limitations in terms of what i…
I do feel songwriting is a bit of its own creature and the writerliness of it...it's freeing. It's good for people who have an innate resistance to a… - Mirah
I do feel songwriting is a bit of its own creature and the writerliness of it...it's freeing. It's good for people who have an innate resistance to a…
I think that there is a purity aesthetic, like "I just make art because I'm an artist and I can't help it. I don't care what the critics say." But di… - Mirah
I think that there is a purity aesthetic, like "I just make art because I'm an artist and I can't help it. I don't care what the critics say." But di…
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