Q : What inspires you to write a song ?
Generally , it ’ s been different things that are on my mind , or my state of mind while writing a song . There are songwriters that are just talking to someone , and they say , hold up , let me make a note of that and then write a song about that . In my songs , I like to rant about things that annoy me . I often use songs as a place to get it all out of my system as it feels cathartic and therapeutic and people often end up relating to it . This helps me to make songs with genuine lyrics as I pour out an emotion which I feel strongly .
Q : What do you do to write when you aren ’ t inspired ?
I listen to music . Thats the best way to get inspiration .
Q : What is your songwriting process like ?
I generally produce , arrange , write and sing my own songs myself . Sometimes if I ’ m working on a song with another artist or another producer then the process varies from person to person .
Q : What makes a good song , according to you ?
My philosophy has been not to overcomplicate songs . They should be easy to connect to , easy to listen to . I personally don ’ t like to write random words because they rhyme , there should be a significance behind them . Sometimes , something that is easy to sing along to makes a great song because it gets stuck in your head .
Q : What do you do apart from songwriting that feeds into it ?
Listening to music is a big inspiration . I keep changing up my playlists because inspiration comes from everywhere , and
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