I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.
For the most part, I like to record music as I write it.
I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.
Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire to want to make records.
It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs.
Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write songs.
When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way if someone else records it.
Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it.
I may not be able to re-record a song, but I can do a better job each time I sing it.
No opposing quotes found.