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“I don't think fear necessarily is a core human emotion, but I do think fear of death is something that is at the core of every person's existence.”

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Zachary Cole Smith

Zachary Cole Smith, born on November 7, 1984, is an accomplished songwriter from the United States. His musical works are well-received by the audience, known for their unique style and profound lyrics. more

“I've tried to be clear about who I am, and be as open as possible with the press, and speak extremely candidly and openly about stuff. I feel like in almost every instance, it's completely backfired, and I feel like people have all these kind of absurd ideas about the way I think about myself, and my own self-identity.”

People Thinking Way Feels Kind Ideas Self Speak Stuff My Own Clear Identity Presses Who I Am Absurd Instance Self Identity

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“The music starts as being way separate from the lyrics, and I write - I have notebooks that I fill with drawings and just words, and stuff that I've written.”

Way Writing Stuff Written Drawing Notebook

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“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”

Men Writing Art Artist Work Money Economics Blockheads

Author:Samuel Johnson

“I'm like part of the Kurt Cobain school of writing lyrics, which is the syntax of the words is more important than... is where it all comes from.”

Writing Important School Syntax Cobain

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“I didn't want the lyrics to be about specific things in my life, I wanted them to be about generalised experiences I'd had. So when I'm writing about relationships or somebody leaving you or something, a lot of lyrics are partly about failed relationships I'd had, but they were also about my Dad, and being abandoned as a kid.”

Want Writing Kids Wanted Dad Leaving My Dad Abandoned Failed Relationship

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“Obviously there's so much about me on the Internet that you can turn against me, and you can make me into any person you want.”

Want Persons Turns Internet

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“It's so easy to hate something. It's harder to genuinely appreciate something.”

Hate Easy Appreciate Harder

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“Music journalists are some of the lazy, most uninspired, dull people I've ever met...”

People Mets Journalist Dull Lazy Uninspired

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“There's positive attention and there's negative attention - negative attention is easy, positive attention requires actual hard work.”

Hard Easy Attention Hard Work Negative Negative Attention

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