Sara Bareilles answers the questions about her music life
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14th, 2010 by melody – 2 Comments
Question: You struggled to write the songs on “Kaleidoscope Heart.” Any thoughts of bringing in a co-writer?
Sara Bareilles: I’m not a very good co-writer; I never have been. I enjoy it in the sense of collaboration — I’ve met some really lovely people and had a good time — but I come out with material that I don’t feel that connected to. … I’m such an autobiographical writer. The songs for me are very much like diary entries, and it feels strange to share that with someone.
Question: John Fogerty has said that a guitar will call out to him when it has a song ready. Does your piano do that for you?
It usually feels like this big old blank canvas. I don’t ever feel like it doesn’t. It’s there to listen and to help me articulate, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. It always feels like some kind of sanctuary, so if anything sucks or if I’m in a bad mood or the day is horrible or I feel whatever, it’s sort of there to be my companion to get through that. read more »
