Besessen / Obsessed Junge / Boy Lied / Song Schrieb / Wrote Sehr / Very Über / About Zuerst / First
My first songs were about animals and shoes. I wrote one song about PF Flyers, and one to my fish.
I have an obsession with books about kids with Asperger's syndrome.
Very few of my books are about who stole the Maltese Falcon.
When I grew up, there were no songs about gay people.
I was about 13, in some ways, when I wrote the first book. Approximately 18 when I wrote the second.
One song I do is 'The First Cut is the Deepest.' I try to remind people I wrote that song, not Rod Stewart.
I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that.
When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.
I really absolutely loved writing my first book.
