My lyrics aren't offensive. Some people find everything offensive.
So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
'I mean, [Kanye West] is called me a b***h in his songs. That's just, like, what they say. I never once think, [gasping] 'What a derogatory word! How dare he?' Not in a million years.'
Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is not well written, and no amount of applause or royalties can convince me it is. I could have done a better job with those lyrics. They didn't say what I wanted.
Don't call my lyrics poetry. It's an insult to real poets.
I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'
The problem isn’t with rock lyrics, it’s with the fabric of this society itself.
I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
Rick Ross has good beats, if some more questionable content.
In fact, many rock critics look askance at explicitly political lyrics, which I think is pretty stupid, without denying that some political lyrics are also pretty stupid.
'Take My Breath Away' had that interesting bass line, which I hear quite often. It had that terrible change of key, which Terri Nunn hated, but I loved.
I'm really focused and obsessed with writing things that are specific. I don't like big rock lyrics - I find them infuriating.
