I think I started writing actual music somewhere in 2017. I had the need to tell a story with my actual voice. I don’t know why. There’s this artist, Daniel Johnston, who did the same, and it sounded so fragile and real and beautiful. His music really helped me get over the shame and embrace the ugliness of my own voice.
My good friend Teun helped me with my first music project. He was super open-minded and gave me a good feeling, about myself, about the music. I think you really need that trust when you work with someone. You always hear it back in the music. I’m so proud of Teun and the journey he’s on right now.
I don’t really have a structure, but I make a clear separation between lyrics and melodies. When I think of a melody, I’ll hum it on my voice recorder app. And the lyrics… well, I basically write every day. Sometimes small sentences, sometimes long stories. I try to organize them in my notes app. And when I’m in the studio, I look back at all the different notes and try to stitch things together. It’s like making a cutout newspaper, kind of a backwards process, but I enjoy it.
