“Obviously I attach myself so much to my songwriting. If I didn't attach myself to that being my sole attribute, then I would be fine with those.” IfsWould BeFineSongwritingAttributesSole Author:Luke Temple
“It's just like I get this identity crisis: my body doesn't want to write, my mind doesn't want to write. Nothing about me wants to write, but I force myself to sit there and try. Nothing happens.” WantWritingTryingMindBodyHappensForceIdentityCrisisThings HappenIdentity Crisis Author:Luke Temple
“The writing about what you know thing was a huge one. Not worrying so much about what people think. Just writing for myself and the band is enough.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingEnoughWorryHugeBandNot Worrying Author:Luke Temple
“I'm still writing songs but leaving them a lot more open and not trying to control every nuance of it.” WritingTryingStillsSongLeavingWriting SongsNuance Author:Luke Temple
“I think what I wanted to do was meet someone who knew more than me about songwriting structure and progressions and middle eights and things that more traditional writers write and I don't usually employ.” ThinkingWritingWantedMiddleStructureTraditionalSongwritingProgression Author:Bat for Lashes
“Exploring the different avenues and being open to synchronicity and crazy coincidences and little things happening is part of going on your journey to investigate - and the little jewels you might find along the way, my job is to bring those back home and put them on my album.” WayLittlesDifferentHomeMightJobsJourneyCrazyHappeningsAlbumsThings HappenLittle ThingsExploringCoincidenceJewelsAvenuesBack HomeSynchronicity Author:Bat for Lashes
“Peculiar as I was, and remain, I was trained to be practical. I'm still amazed at the radical temerity of my friends, you included, Julie, who choose poetry as their vocation. I envy your faith.” StillsMy FriendsEnvyPracticalsRadicalPeculiarAmazedVocation Author:Debra Dean
“I figured that to be a writer I would need to have been born in the nineteenth century, be British, or have three names. So I turned my sights elsewhere . . . to acting.” NeedsHas BeensThreeNamesBornActingCenturySightBritishElsewhereNineteenth Century Author:Debra Dean
“I think the best cure is to stop doing the thing that you think you should be doing and go and have a bit of fun in another medium, maybe other crazy things.” ThinkingShouldFunBitsCrazyMediumsCuresCrazy Things Author:Bat for Lashes
“Practicality continues to be a challenge for me - it's at odds with being an artist. I actually had a career on stage in New York - not a brilliant career or I'd still be doing it - but I got enough work to keep my agent and my union health insurance.” StillsEnoughArtistChallengesCareersStageNew YorkUnionsBrilliantAgentsOddsBeing An ArtistPracticality Author:Debra Dean