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Interview with LIGHTS: Songwriting and Goals


hey this is lights and you’re watching

hey this is lights and you’re watching watchmojo calm as a songwriter and

watchmojo calm as a songwriter and

watchmojo calm as a songwriter and someone who also makes music how do you

someone who also makes music how do you

someone who also makes music how do you push those things differently or how do

push those things differently or how do

push those things differently or how do you push those they shouldn’t be

you push those they shouldn’t be

you push those they shouldn’t be approached if they should be the same

approached if they should be the same

approached if they should be the same you know that’s that’s the thing with me

you know that’s that’s the thing with me

you know that’s that’s the thing with me for songwriting is that it has to happen

for songwriting is that it has to happen

for songwriting is that it has to happen together tricky part of a good song is

together tricky part of a good song is

together tricky part of a good song is that everything works together in the

that everything works together in the

that everything works together in the right way it’s hard to take I mean for

right way it’s hard to take I mean for

right way it’s hard to take I mean for me a piece of poetry and be like okay

me a piece of poetry and be like okay

me a piece of poetry and be like okay I’m gonna put this on music now it has

I’m gonna put this on music now it has

I’m gonna put this on music now it has to be come from the same kind of moment

to be come from the same kind of moment

to be come from the same kind of moment because the music has to marry with the

because the music has to marry with the

because the music has to marry with the chords and the rhythm and the vibe and

chords and the rhythm and the vibe and

chords and the rhythm and the vibe and then the words it just blends together

then the words it just blends together

then the words it just blends together and makes one coherent piece of music

and makes one coherent piece of music

and makes one coherent piece of music that all achieves the same goal I just

that all achieves the same goal I just

that all achieves the same goal I just wanna

had the minute I learned to play chords

had the minute I learned to play chords when I was 11 I wrote a song that day

when I was 11 I wrote a song that day

when I was 11 I wrote a song that day because what for me it was like what’s

because what for me it was like what’s

because what for me it was like what’s the point of playing something if you

the point of playing something if you

the point of playing something if you can’t come out with something yet

basically bang everything else one shot

basically bang everything else one shot like the day of or you come back to it

like the day of or you come back to it

like the day of or you come back to it it’s not necessarily getting an all in

it’s not necessarily getting an all in

it’s not necessarily getting an all in one shot although it does happen there’s

one shot although it does happen there’s

one shot although it does happen there’s a song on the new record called cactus

a song on the new record called cactus

a song on the new record called cactus in the valley that was written in the

in the valley that was written in the

in the valley that was written in the span of half an hour you know almond

span of half an hour you know almond

span of half an hour you know almond ones today some some of them come like

ones today some some of them come like

ones today some some of them come like that and those are definitely the flukes

that and those are definitely the flukes

that and those are definitely the flukes and they’re usually the most beautiful

and they’re usually the most beautiful

and they’re usually the most beautiful ones because they come from somewhere

ones because they come from somewhere

ones because they come from somewhere else the essence of the song should come

else the essence of the song should come

else the essence of the song should come out in one sitting if you if you sit

out in one sitting if you if you sit

out in one sitting if you if you sit there for a night and come up with the

there for a night and come up with the

there for a night and come up with the music come up with the melody and then

music come up with the melody and then

music come up with the melody and then have some lyric ideas that’s good that’s

have some lyric ideas that’s good that’s

have some lyric ideas that’s good that’s what that’s what you need to get get

what that’s what you need to get get

what that’s what you need to get get going but I mean if you go the next day

going but I mean if you go the next day

going but I mean if you go the next day and try to hack it again I mean chances

and try to hack it again I mean chances

and try to hack it again I mean chances are it’s not really going to come

are it’s not really going to come

are it’s not really going to come together

you saying someone was open-minded and

you saying someone was open-minded and you know visualizes a lot of things is

you know visualizes a lot of things is

you know visualizes a lot of things is there something that you would like to

there something that you would like to

there something that you would like to accomplish in your career I remember I

accomplish in your career I remember I

accomplish in your career I remember I set this goal a long time ago that I

set this goal a long time ago that I

set this goal a long time ago that I never wanted to lose sight up and it was

never wanted to lose sight up and it was

never wanted to lose sight up and it was reach as many people as possible and at

reach as many people as possible and at

reach as many people as possible and at a simplest it’s whatever get your music

a simplest it’s whatever get your music

a simplest it’s whatever get your music out there but at the deepest it’s

out there but at the deepest it’s

out there but at the deepest it’s reaching people I moving people in some

reaching people I moving people in some

reaching people I moving people in some way with whatever you have to say and

way with whatever you have to say and

way with whatever you have to say and it’s not that I sit there and set out to

it’s not that I sit there and set out to

it’s not that I sit there and set out to change someone’s life you sit there in

change someone’s life you sit there in

change someone’s life you sit there in and you’re honest and you are yourself

and you’re honest and you are yourself

and you’re honest and you are yourself and you are you know unashamed and

and you are you know unashamed and

and you are you know unashamed and you’re just doing it and you’re having

you’re just doing it and you’re having

you’re just doing it and you’re having fun no matter what the odds are against

fun no matter what the odds are against

fun no matter what the odds are against you were for you whatever you do it and

you were for you whatever you do it and

you were for you whatever you do it and I think that that reaches people in some

I think that that reaches people in some

I think that that reaches people in some way I think being yourself richest

way I think being yourself richest

way I think being yourself richest people in someone I think writing things

people in someone I think writing things

people in someone I think writing things the book and relate to reaches people in

the book and relate to reaches people in

the book and relate to reaches people in someone and it’s just these things I’m

someone and it’s just these things I’m

someone and it’s just these things I’m yeah I’m not I’m not like out to change

yeah I’m not I’m not like out to change

yeah I’m not I’m not like out to change the world aside from you know world

the world aside from you know world

the world aside from you know world vision work and trying to help people

vision work and trying to help people

vision work and trying to help people that which is in the side as a result of

that which is in the side as a result of

that which is in the side as a result of music which is nice it’s just making

music which is nice it’s just making

music which is nice it’s just making music you really love and hoping that

music you really love and hoping that

music you really love and hoping that people can latch onto it

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