My favorite place in the world is L.A. It's my home.
Certainly in the case of having to answer questions about where a song comes from, it's a hell of a lot easier when you say, 'I've removed myself from it.' But they start from quite a personal place. They always do.
I tend to write from a personal place, and most of the time when I'm writing by myself, it's coming from something I've experienced.
If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
Atlanta is still going to be my summer place. My family is still going to be there.
I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.
I don't think I've changed anything in the country format whatsoever. But I'm not worried about it. I've found my place in it.
My favorite place is where I live in Jacksonville.
Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
I have always written from a personal place.
I try as hard as I can to write from a personal place and be genuine.
I start with a mood or an idea that comes from a personal place emotionally, and the narrative concepts come much later.
