I'm not too sure if I have a very smart approach to revealing my life. Luckily, I doubt if many people really care about my life that much.
Stephin MerrittIf you want to write a love song, you need to not try to write it for a particular person in a particular situation. It needs to be vague, otherwise you're going to fall into trap after trap of trying to rhyme with somebody's name. Keep it vague.
Stephin MerrittI don't think there are any clichรฉs I try to avoid. As soon as I spot a clichรฉ, I go for it. I feel like clichรฉs are the most useful thing in songwriting. They're the tool on which you build all the rest of the song.
Stephin MerrittSerious music isn't listened to in a casual setting. You don't want to listen to that in headphones on the subway.
Stephin Merritt