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1. How long have you been writing? “4 and a half years”
2. What are the top three things that inspire you to write? “the feeling I get, the way you feel in the moment, and because it’s a part of me”
3. Have you always written lyrics to be songs or were they for poetry/therapy? “always lyrics to be songs”
4. Does writing help you escape from the real world? How? “Yeah, it helps you escape from the real world. It puts you in your own world; a world that people can't invade. It puts you in your own world because it's your thought and dreams down on paper and in chord progressions.”
5. What other kinds of things influence your writing? “friends, girlfriends, a bad or good day, the weather almost anything that can have an impact in your day or life”
6. Who is one of your favorite and most respected songwriters? “I have a couple, but Noel Gallagher of Oasis would have to be my top choice.”
7. Why do you appreciate their writing and has it influenced you as a songwriter? “I appreciate his writing because it's genius to me and that's all I really can say. Of course he has influenced me as a song writer.”
8. Do you think when people listen to music, they should dwell on the actual meaning the lyricist intended or should they relate it to their own life and have their own interpretation? Or both? Why? “Well I think knowing what a song is about kind of gives away the meaning; the mystery of it. But, I think it's good for people to be able to relate to lyrics. I know I do. It gives you some sort of hope that there's someone out there who feels what you feel.”
9. When composing a song, do you derive the melody first, or the words? Or does it depend? “Well, I usually write the lyrics first. Then I write the melody. Sometimes I do both at the same time. It doesn’t really matter, but it's just a habit I have made of song writing.”
10. When comparing 2 songs by other artists, what makes one piece stand out from the other in terms of lyrics? “Well, it depends on the artist. I mean some artists are way more lyrical like Bob Dylan, Connor Oberst of Bright Eyes. Some artists are more technical in their music. I guess it all depends on the artist really. Albums like “Fevers and Mirrors” by Bright Eyes stands out to me. I mean that whole album is about symbolism. Some artists are lyrical genius' some artists are musical genius', and some are both.”