melody and the way he chooses;
I’ve learned so much from him.
I’ve watched and I had to learn his
songs because I’ve been doing
the harmonies so I’m sure that has
influenced me. I’ve always had a
thing for lyrics, way before I knew
him. I just love lyrics, they’re the
things that get to me. So, it has
been just so much fun working
with him with that around the lyrics.
I’ll bring him lyrics and as the
producer/arranger he’ll make a
suggestion and he’d shift one little
thing and wow it makes so much
difference; it’s like having an editor
for a book.”
Life throws twists and turns, some
are easy to navigate and others
not so much. Since she finds lyrics
such an integral part of songwriting;
what does she base her content
on?
“I don’t always write specifically
about one thing but I think there
are some songs,” she explained
with a slight pause. “I always feel
that a song is always more about
one thing; it’s going back in time
or an accumulation of things that
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