For some producers who are technical-minded, making the song sound good is easy, and getting the emotion into the song is harder.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you've got a good song, it's easy to play. But you can't make a bad song sound good no matter who you have to play on it.
Songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind it out.
I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.
When I get into the studio, it's not about trying to get a good song, it's about whatever comes naturally.
Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.
I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but I prefer something a bit more complicated, which is more meaningful to the creator.
The best thing is when you hear somebody take your song and make something great of it.
I'm quite a particular singer, and I need to feel like I can bite into the song, in a way, to make it my own. You want the challenge of the songs having some attitude.
It's hard enough to make a good song and a good recording of that song. But to try to tailor it to some outside force is just like - It's never been a factor in what I've done or what the band's done.