I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't know that there were many rules in music when I first started writing.
I don't know why, but I don't fancy writing love songs; I never have.
I think that I write about stuff that others don't write about. I don't have a bunch of love songs cuz I don't really have much boy experience. I just write about what I am actually going through in my real life.
I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.
As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.
I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.
Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didn't want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.
There are no rules when I compose songs.
I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
I had a list of rules I made up one time. It says: Tell the truth, sing with passion, work with laughter, and love with heart. Those are good to start with, anyway.