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I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.
For a while, I felt a little self-impelled to write Lou Reed Kind of songs. I should have understood that a Lou Reed song was anything I wanted to write about.
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The first song I wrote was called 'Kitten.'
We were sharecroppers - we were a little bit of everything. We farmed and tried to make something.
A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen.
I have been writing songs and poems since I was a little girl. I started writing short scripts, which evolved into the idea for a book.
For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.
What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.
Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
