There’ll be a lot more pain in the lyrics on my next album.
For the seven years before I signed my record deal I was in a bad place and I was scared that I couldn’t get out of it.
That’s why I wrote such upbeat music, as a way of trying to escape how I felt. Now that I am happier, I won’t be afraid to explore my pain. But in a good way; it’ll be me saying that it’s OK not to feel OK. Not every song needs a happy ending.
I was thinking about all this the other day when I read an interview with Adele. She said she’s worried everyone thinks she’s always going to be this broken-hearted woman because of the songs on 21.Those songs were just a moment in Adele’s life and that’s what music should be, a moment in time, an exaggeration of that moment condensed into a three-minute song.
I’m writing ideas down in my phone every day for new songs and I want to explore every aspect of music more on the next album, from different styles to my voice to what I sing about to who I get to duet with.
I must admit, I'm not 100 percent down with her taking this route, but it shall be interesting. People will either take it as her exploring new boundaries or being a complete copy-cat. Nonetheless JJ does have talent, something none of us can take from her. GOOD LUCK!
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