“A lot of love records or breakup records, a lot of the songs can tend to be on the blame side and the bitter side. And this was good for me, writing, because it made me feel like I was forcing myself to be more mature and grow up a little bit. It's not putting the blame on anybody, it's accepting responsibility just as much as the other person.” WritingSongResponsibilityAcceptingGrowing UpBlameBitterBreakupMatureAccepting Responsibility Author:Nicole Atkins
“With Neptune City, I could have been singing about anybody's life that grew up where I did. The town I live in it isn't that magical, but when you're growing up, you think that everything is so important.” ThinkingImportantGrowing UpSinging Author:Nicole Atkins