“I had this perfect situation where my studio was a three-minute walk away, and every day I would go to the studio. If I had an idea, I could work on it at the highest level possible.” IfsIdeasThreeWalksPerfectLevelsSituationMinutesHighestStudios Author:St. Lucia
“I think it's important to just be in your subconscious mind - at least when you're starting an idea.” ThinkingMindImportantIdeasStartingSubconsciousSubconscious Mind Author:St. Lucia
“When I start working on an idea, I immediately record without judging it.” IdeasRecordsJudging Author:St. Lucia
“I've been making music for as long as I can remember. I would, as a kid, just sing little ideas or be making something.” LittlesLongI CanIdeasKidsRemember Author:St. Lucia
“I went to this boy's choir school when I was growing up, and I think that the first time that I consciously started making music was when this one kid joined our class. He was an amazing pianist and would come up with all these ideas. I've always had a really competitive side, so I saw him doing that, and was like, "I have to try writing songs as well."” ThinkingWritingTryingFirstsWellsIdeasKidsSchoolSongSidesClassBoysGrowing UpSawsGrowingFirst TimeCome UpWriting SongsChoirPianist Author:St. Lucia
“When I'm writing, those ideas are seldom inspired by music itself. I won't often listen to an artist and come up with an idea.” WritingIdeasArtistInspiredCome Up Author:St. Lucia
“A lot of my ideas come from McNally Jackson bookstore. One of my favorite things to do is just go there and look through architecture books and interior design books. Something about the aesthetics of space and beautiful images works with my brain.” LooksBookIdeasBeautifulSpaceBrainDesignMy FavoriteArchitectureThings To DoInteriorsAestheticsBookstoresFavorites ThingsInterior DesignBeautiful Images Author:St. Lucia
“Generally I'll keep 95% of what I sing on that first scratch vocal take. Sometimes that idea will ferment for a long time, and sometimes I"ll be close enough to my studio and have enough time (kind of rare these days) to go and work on the idea. Not every song is super easy though.” FirstsKindLongIdeasSometimesEnoughSongEasyLong TimeStudiosThese DaysScratchesVocalEnough Time Author:St. Lucia
