Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come out of my subconscious.

I love vocal music, but I've had a hard time understanding myself through the English language. So it just seemed to me that if I relied solely on creating a voice out of the music, then I might be able to reach something more profound.

Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come out of my subconscious.

You become more animalistic when you don't know what's coming next - you have to be on guard, but at the same time you're also more receptive.

I had an unspoken treaty with myself to never lie in my lyrics, so, for a long time, when I wrote love songs, I would use genderless pronouns, like "dear" and "darling" - like some kind of granny!

I try to get my subconscious to puke out as much stuff as I can because I'm really not judging myself while making music.

First thought, best thought. I live by that when I make my own music.