I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood.
Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.
The fun thing about song writing is that it's just creative. It can be whatever you want it to be. For me, I'm really protective of that. I'm not going to write something because I feel like it fits here or it fits there - I just want to write music that feels good to me, you know?
I like writing songs - I keep saying that one day I'll do something with them, but I haven't yet.
I write music, really, to make myself feel better.
I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world.
I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.
I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.
I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really.
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.