So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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The fact is that we take music very seriously.
I think that there's always room for humour in music. It's something that always takes itself so seriously, which I think is a bit of a shame.
I don't want to have a song like 'My Humps' and it be sagging down, so I pay attention to that area. A lot.
When you do have songs where you're going to say something, some kind of statement about cultural or social stuff, that in general people love it. People love to be challenged in that way.
I connect emotionally to these songs. I mean what I say when I say it, and that allows your audience to connect. That's the number-one reason why any music is successful, because you make people feel something.
I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun.
The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I've found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better.
I didn't take music seriously in the beginning. It just kind of a hobby to me. It was something that I love doing for fun.
People take songs so literally.
I see myself as a serious artist, but yeah, when people come to my shows, they want to hear 'What Was I Thinkin',' 'Drunk on a Plane,' and lots of up-tempo, fun songs.