The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.
Artists who write songs... what they're going through usually comes through in their music.
Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music.
Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.
Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent.
I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing.
We would turn everything into songs in those days.
I've never worried about how long the song is.
All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.
A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.
When you're No. 1 or No. 300, you still get to play and write the songs.
During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.
Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them.
Negativity spreads faster than any Justin Bieber song.
Every single song that I've listened to is in my memory forever.
Sometimes I even work out to 'Glee' songs to keep me going.
We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs.
Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.
Of course every girl wishes she could be one of those pop star babes who wave their hands in the air yelling about being survivors but when love sits on one side of you and loneliness on the other, it’s hard to stop the touching and the kissing.
He tried to close a hand around the precious coffee but had to jerk his fingers away, sharply enough that his wrist popped painfully. Tallow wondered if the other end of the coffee machine was slurping water out of a lake in Hell.
I'd say that my musical influences are anywhere from pop-rock electronica, new age and classical. But I think that specifically, bands - I love Jem, I love Sigur Ross, I love David Gray, I love Elliot Smith... a lot of different people. But I don't f...
