There are certainly some songs that are obviously rooted in certain nights in your soul, and you’ve talked about certain times in the process that really lacks self-confidence. Writing this music to express all the different parts you mentioned helps you overcome this?
Yes, totally. I think even if I did, I was still in that space. Honestly, it was only when I finished it that I thought, “Oh wow. I’m actually done.” When I got into it, I just had to believe in the process. I was like, “I don’t even know if this thing is good, but let me finish it and then I can cross that bridge.” I can’t keep doing the thing that started with this one-I actually just have to finish a project. I could only really see what was in front of me at that time, so I was just focusing on that. I’m not trying to learn about the future, consider music videos or how to perform songs. I’ve been focusing on this Pro Tools conference, this lyric book or anything in front of me. Then, when we finished it, I thought, “Oh, wow, that’s so cool.” ((laugh.) I just wish I was heard. All these worries, but I have done the best. I put my heart on my sleeve and just tried to make an honest album.
One thing that shocked me when listening to the album is your ability to be very specific about your experiences, while also framing them in a way that feels universal – the “thief” spring as a powerful example because it is about specific experiences in life, but I have built my own life in my own life instead of thinking in my own life, not doing the details of your life to detail the details that happened in your life. Is this something you consciously consider when writing? Do you have to work hard to get the balance right?
I’m grateful, man. I’m glad you feel that way. I think all we have to do in life is related and connected. As much as I feel about music, I feel the same about the artists I listen to, and when they talk about what they are going through, it brings me chicken skin s, or makes me cry, or makes me happy. So, I want to talk about my experience. With a song called “The Thief,” they know my situation or anyone who could be, “Oh, well, she’s talking about the material that’s stolen on someone’s body.” But I deliberately tried to make it open – it could be because you’ve been robbed of your time, energy, resources, whatever it is. Some of them are indeed heavy. If you can make a connection, you can contact. But, if you can’t, I understand that too.
