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Basically, any time you have a real life experience, that can be a song. Because no matter how crazy or weird you are, somebody's had an experience just like you, somewhere.

Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy.

Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!

I love my songs, let's not get crazy here.

I thought it would be interesting to write a song about a lonely person who is scared to see the truth that is right in from of him. I thought it would be interesting if you could watch yourself from a distance.

The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation.

You know how a lot of people say they could go crazy? Well, I feel I live very close to that line.

As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest.

I didn't write this song. Someone was talking in a room. I just wrote down everything they said.

You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.