Why Writing Matters

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So, Here We Are With Your 2nd Album, It's Not You, It's Me (Any Clue To The Songs There, I Wonder?) They Always Call It The 'Difficult Second Album'. Was It?

The Album Has Been Produced By Greg Kurstin, Who Has Worked With The Likes Of All Saints, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Inara George Etc. How Did You Hook Up With Him?

So How Did You Work Out A System? He Normally Lives In The USA, Of Course.

OK, So The Two Of You Are In The Studio. Who Does What?

One Of The Most Noticeable Things About This CD Is That, Although The Subjects Are Often Quite Dark And Serious, The Musical Treatment Is Often Quite Bouncy And Jolly. Greg's Musical Ideas Presumably Make You Laugh Sometimes?

So, As Part Of The Process Of Writing Songs, You Make Notes Of Things That You Observe And Things That Happen To You. Those Notebooks Are Really Important. Ever Lost One?

So, Track By Track Through The Album. The First Song Is Called Everybody's At It, That Is, Taking Drugs. Do You Feel Moved To Want To Change Society, Through Music?

The Fear Is About Pursuit Of Fame And Celebrity Today. Is This From Your Point Of View, Or Somebody On The Outside?

The 3rd Song Is Called 22. The Female At The Heart Of The Story Is Now Nearly 30, But Behaving As Though She Was Still Early 20s. But The 'Rules' Say Her Life Is Already Over...

More Humour, On The Johnny Cash Type Intro And Backing Track Of Not Fair, But The Song Is About A Subject That Obviously Matters To You. The Business Of Your Man Not, Er, Staying The Course In The Bedroom Department. Is That Funny?

Track 5, I Could Say, Is About Someone Growing, After The End Of A Relationship, You?

Track 6, Go Back To The Start, Is 140 Bpm. That's Miles Faster Than We've Been Used To With Your Songs...

Is The Song, Go Back To The Start, About A Personal Relationship?

Track 7, Never Gonna Happen, Is Another Serious Look At A Relationship. As A Writer, You Sit Around Watching People, Often At 5 In The Morning, When They're Not At Their Best. Is There A Point Where You Think, 'I Could Be Doing Something Much Better, Like Going To Bed'?

Track 8 Is Called Fuck You, The Iron Fist In The Velvet Glove Again, Because It Has A Lovely Tender Opening.

The Two Lead Characters In This Next Song, Who'd Have Known, Seem Strangely Separate. Why Is There Distance Between Them?

Track 10 Is Chinese, As In 'Let's Get A Chinese And Watch TV'. This Is About You And Your Mum. (And That's Your Sister Done, Your Mum And Your Dad Still To Come.) Why Write A Song About Your Mum?

Him, The Next Song, Is About God. But God Seen From An Unusual Point Of View. Well, The LA Point Of View, I Guess.

The Lyric Says God's Favourite Band Is Creedence Clearwater Revival. Bit Out Of Your Time, Isn't It?

And Finally, On This New CD, He Wasn't There. Who On Earth, I Wonder, Could This Be About?

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