I write about what I know, what I live, what I observe.
I'm always writing. It's kind of a curse: You never stop. But I need isolation to write. So the real meat of the material comes when I'm off the road.
Don't hate me for what tabloids write about me, because I guarantee it's a lie.
I really enjoy English and poetry and writing classes. You do get writer's block when you're writing music, and having inspiration from other great writers is great. You have to look for inspiration because sometimes music isn't the only thing that you can look at.
Everyone likes to stereotype things or write them off as not that serious or "this is just a phase," especially when you're that young. The music was never a phase, but the wardrobe was certainly a phase, so I think that may have overshadowed the music in the beginning, for sure. I was so outrageous.
I'd love to collaborate and write a song with Will Gallagher from Oasis. I think he's a great songwriter.
Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can strip away everything from it and have it be equally as entertaining and good without the bells and whistles.
When I have time, I write other things. I'm working on a book, I paint, I sculpt, I play with my dog, I watch television - I catch up on South Park or movies or whatever I've missed, normal stuff.
You write a lot of bad songs before you write good ones. It takes time!
It takes isolation and solitude for me to write.
I've been writing songs since I was a wee child.
I try to write in a way where the lyrics have many meanings and you won't really know what's behind it.
