“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
“Normally when I'm writing, in the beginning I don't think of lyrics at all. I'm just improvising.” ThinkingWritingImprovising Author:St. Lucia
“A lot of the people I was writing with think a lot more about lyrics and a lot more about the details from the beginning. That kind of thinking made me a little self-conscious because I was suddenly having to judge what I was doing early on in the process.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindLittlesMadeSelfProcessJudgingConsciousDetailsSelf Conscious 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
“I was very conceptual about what I was doing; I had the first five albums planned out, and all the songs on every album, and the artwork. I always had these ambitious musical projects in mind.” MindFirstsSongFiveProjectsMusicalAlbumsAmbitiousArtwork Author:St. Lucia
“There were times when I would suddenly realize making music is a crazy pipe dream. I would see bands that did super well in South Africa still struggling to survive, or even people on the international level who are doing well but financially can't really support themselves.” PeopleWellsStillsDreamRealizingLevelsSupportStruggleCrazyBandMusic IsSouthInternationalSouth AfricaPipePipe DreamsStruggling To Survive Author:St. Lucia
“I was also always interested in the aesthetic realm - architecture and that kind of stuff - but music was my first love.” FirstsKindStuffArchitectureRealmsAestheticFirst Love 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
