Rivers is a bit more subliminal, the words coming from some previous writings. Sometimes I will read through them and a melody will come to mind. I like to journal random thoughts and phrases that come to mind. What inspired “Rivers,” your latest single? Some songs have a loose theme while others are very specific, but I’m not interested in anything peripheral. I do put effort into the lyrics I write, they are an important part of my songwriting. Writing songs and lyrics are transformable for me, reminding me of a period of time in my life where something specific was either haunting or happening to me. I don’t think I have a favorite or “best” lyric. What is the best lyric that you ever wrote (the most meaningful for you)? People are just people and no matter the difference, we’re all really yearning for something similar. Even if they don’t relate to the lyrics, their is also a feeling or emotion being express. I think the people who really resonate with Brass Box are people who feel similar in the way I do. I don’t have any issues revealing myself.
Some things are best left unknown.Īre you ever scared of revealing aspects of your personal life/experience to strangers through your music? Sometimes you’re gifted with something beautiful that comes with ease and other times it’s like pulling teeth, but no matter the process of that song, you still need to take an objective look at your work.
If you think every song that comes out of you is the most incredible thing in the world, you have a problem. At the other end of the spectrum we have things that would make anyone’s ears bleed.Įditing your own work and being objective is really important. It’s very simple these days to record and release songs, such a double edged sword… You have these fascinating unknown artists who really have talent gifting us the most phenomenal music, they really know what they’re doing. The lack of songwriting is really missing these days as well as the knowledge of music history. In your opinion, what is the most important thing in songwriting? A word will usually pop out and it will trigger a train of thought and then out comes a whole song. Burroughs used, so just flipping through a book can trigger a whole song. I also used to be a big fan of the cut up technique that William S. I like watching films with subtitles on (whether foreign or not) and I think seeing the words across the screen make it tangible allowing me to visualize how certain words are juxtaposed next to one another. How do you usually write the lyrics of your songs?īooks and film inspire me.
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