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[rosebee]

An excerpt from an article in J-14
Graciously typed up here by the wonderful kirssita

The article was a little one discussing where artists get their inspirations for writing their songs..



Due out in early 2004, JC's album, Schizophrenic, is a true reflection of the 27-year-old's sexy, savvy songwriting skills.
The lyrics that he's most proud of are the descriptive opening lines to the track, "Lose Myself":
"She loves daffodils/ And she keeps them on her window sill/ And when the wind blows, her smell fills a room/ She dreams in color but does she know that I love her..."

"her smell..." Huh? That doesn't even make SENSE! I'm sure once it's all part of the song, and I get to listen to it in full, I'll think it's nothing less than brilliant.


ETA: I can't forget to include JC's wonderful analogy on songwriting. "It all comes about in a different way, but once you have that one thing, you just build on it - like Lego. You start with one Lego and everything piles up from there."

Thanks for that, JC. Songwriting is like playing with Legos. I don't think I would've figured that out on my own. Good thing I love ya, you dork.

Comments

[stargems.livejournal.com]

What's surprising is that the lyrics are a lot more literal and simple than I expected. I really enjoy what I've heard.

And thanks for the scoop re: Lose Myself.

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

I know, they are much more simplistic & literal than I would've expected. But still, "her smell fills a room" after he's just been talking about daffodils?

::shrugs::

And you're welcome, though true thanks belongs to krissita. Not to mention the fact that there's a WHOLE bunch more article snippets & things she's typed up that I didn't include here.

[terpsichore2001.livejournal.com]

venturing a guess here.

You ever have a favorite scent or purfume? Usually you call it "your" perfume, or "your" scent. He identifies daffodils as "her" scent.

*shrugs*

then again, maybe it was a mix up there and he meant to write "the" scent. hee.

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

He identifies daffodils as "her" scent.

Ok, now that makes some sense. I thought he was trying to say she literally smelled like daffodils... And frankly, I didn't know daffodils had that strong of a fragrance.

Being an asthmatic, I stay as far away from things like perfume. So, it's no wonder it had me a bit baffled.

[terpsichore2001.livejournal.com]

knowing jc, he probably was saying she smelled like daffodils, which really isn't say all that much. you're right daffodils aren't that strong a scent.

heehaw.

[keenpeach.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link! JC! Justin!

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! There's nothing I love more than sharing happy news things about JC & Justin!

[jc-a-holic.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to hear that song.

He definitely has a interesting way of talking about things. But that's just one of the reasons why I like him. ;)

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

But that's just one of the reasons why I like him.

I know exactly what you mean! I look forward to his off-the-cuff interview quotes - they're always so interesting & different (not to mention, amusing)!