The unhappy never want enemies.
Usually a song being hard to write is a sign that the song isn't good enough. It should be like a good kiss. Effortless and smooth.
Sometimes something becomes a lot better. It's like a puzzle. You can't force a round brick into a square. It's a delicate thing. You need to let the song decide.
Saying "now it's done". It's horrible. Sometimes I force myself to do it or I know I will turn crazy.
I'm horrible at concepts. My life is random and my inspiration is random. But it's all written in a very specific time frame that says a lot about my life at the time.
Sometimes artists are control freaks and it's certainly important to have a vision, but within that vision you need to allow freedom and personality- or you light as well hire robots.
I definitely write about my life and the issues I might have or the dilemmas I'm going through, but usually I write about it in a general way and make metaphors. Like "I'm the wolf and you are the moon ".
Asking for advice is an act of humility. . . . The act alone says, "I need you. " The decision maker and the adviser are pushed into a closer relationship.
Maybe your pregnant. Oops, hold on, you're not pregnant, on account of you're not gettin any.
I measure myself Against a tall tree I find that I am much taller, For I reach right up to the sun With my eye; And I reach to the shore of the sea With my ear. Nevertheless, I dislike The way the ants crawl In and out of my shadow.
Jesse Joyce is a great writer.