And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting.
I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want to write, so you never know.
I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood.
Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of contradictions. My life is always one step away from disaster.
I think I bring the songs that aren't about me or related to me to life. It's like the song 'How Do I Let A Good Man Down?' Let me tell you, I didn't write that song - because if I have a good man, I ain't going to let him down.
I'm never horrible to anybody. My problem, and you can ask any of my friends, is that I'm too nice to everybody.
The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.
I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your job. You've evoked something.
Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.