We had offers to go everywhere and we could have done them. But what would have been the point? We were tired. We had worked hard and needed a break before we got stale. We spent six months at home and writing songs.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home.
My biggest break wasn't 'Rent;' it was the first job that ever paid me. I couldn't believe that they were paying me all that money to go around the country and do Shakespeare. I would have done it for free.
I had left the music industry at the end of 2001, after 10 years, and had spent three years writing every single day - producing two unpublished novels, one abandoned novel, and three unproduced screenplays. The word 'no' and I were on more than nodding terms. The word 'no' and I were talking about going on holiday together.
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
All I've ever wanted to do was play music and go on the road and make records.
I think a lot of it is that we used to tour so much that we never really had time to write songs.
But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move around. I'm always moving around.
When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I realized I didn't want to work.
All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.
I left home the day after I graduated from high school because I knew we weren't going to make any dough to pay the rent in music.