I'm still writing songs but leaving them a lot more open and not trying to control every nuance of it. — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
For one, the nonverbal aspects of music are the most important to me. Then, whatever sort of emotion the music carries, intrinsically, dictates the images that unfold, lyrically. Topical writers usually have the topic before they begin writing the song,… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
I'm still writing songs but leaving them a lot more open and not trying to control every nuance of it. — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
I don't have to think too hard to keep my writing within a certain narrative thread. That happens because certain words trigger other associations… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
I write lyrics really fast. When it's time to write, I usually put them off until the very end and then when it's time… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
It's just like I get this identity crisis: my body doesn't want to write, my mind doesn't want to write. Nothing about me wants… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
I wasn't being critical of myself in the way I can normally be, and I was letting myself follow through with stuff. It was… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
Obviously I attach myself so much to my songwriting. If I didn't attach myself to that being my sole attribute, then I would be… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
When I'm in writing mode I tend not to listen to music. I usually have a gestation period before I start writing. When I'm… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
I do love the marriage of words and music. I do love them in terms of little snapshots. But, I guess I understand my… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
If you produce yourself and you're working in a band, there's certain compromises everyone has to make, because it's a democracy and you have… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
For one, the nonverbal aspects of music are the most important to me. Then, whatever sort of emotion the music carries, intrinsically, dictates the… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
The writing about what you know thing was a huge one. Not worrying so much about what people think. Just writing for myself and… — Luke Temple Copy Share Image
