Generally I'll keep 95% of what I sing on that first scratch vocal take. Sometimes that idea will ferment for a long time, and sometimes I"ll be close enough to my studio and have enough time (kind of rare these days) to go and work on the idea. Not every song is super easy though.
St. LuciaNormally the meaning of the songs, if there is any, occurs to me after I've written the song.
St. LuciaA lot of my ideas come from McNally Jackson bookstore. One of my favorite things to do is just go there and look through architecture books and interior design books. Something about the aesthetics of space and beautiful images works with my brain.
St. LuciaI was also always interested in the aesthetic realm - architecture and that kind of stuff - but music was my first love.
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