I think my songwriting might be a little more on the darker side maybe.
I didn't want to do 'The Fluffy Puppy Learns to Hold Hands!' or 'Kitty Gets a Box to Play In!' There's a place for that for the little ones - some kids need that stuff. But I'm too dark and sarcastic.
I don't think any movie I would do would be too serious or serious at all.
'Take Her Up to Monto' is a very satirical song. I don't really like people calling it a folk song because it kind of isn't. It's a bit cheeky calling it 'Take Her Up to Monto,' but the whole idea was to be very irreverent.
'The Driver' kind of set the tone for what I wanted to say, and lyrically, it especially did.
There are really a lot of dark shadings to a lot of my stuff.
My monologues aren't always funny. They're generally thoughtful. Sometimes at different levels of aggravation. And sometimes no aggravation. But the pressure on me is not to be joke-efficient when I'm talking on this mic. And that sets the tone.
Melancholy is ... the most legitimate of all the poetical tones.
I let the music set the tone of the lyrics.I allowed myself to write more about relationships and emotions, in a girly way almost.
I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.
If you labor heavily upon a work of art, then part of what you are saying is, 'This is a heavy work of art.' If you happen to be trying to say something about lightness, then the art should be light as well.
