As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound.
My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury.
Inspiration for my music just comes from, you know, my life experiences.
Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.
I'd say most of my songs I write from personal experience. When I feel like I don't have any inspiration in my personal life, I think about others that are close to me and maybe what they're going through or even just people I've come across, acquaintances.
I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.
For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.