I think melancholy is part of the natural condition, you know. Anyway, I think it's the artist's function to have their melancholy and not hide it, you see.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
'Melancholy' is prettier than 'depression'; it connotes a kind of nocturnal grace. Makes one feel more innocently beleaguered.
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
I think every human being has a level of melancholy in life and in general.
When you write a song, it may come from a personal space, but it very seldom actually represents you. It comes out of a sort of mood of melancholy, somehow. It's almost theatrical.
But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.
A lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the lyrics.
I'm always drawn to melancholy personalities.
Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.
I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.
It's true, there's a lot of melancholy in my music. I don't know why, I'm not a melancholy person. I've always been drawn to it. Ever since I was a kid, if I had an album I would play the ballads on repeat.