I always keep a notepad by my bed and in my car – tattered, liquid-stained pages that hold my best ideas. When inspiration strikes, whether it is a stray line suited for alternative rock lyrics or themes for relationship themed songs, I write it down immediately. Once I complete a lyric sheet, I begin collaboration with musicians. Since I do not play instruments, I depend on skilled guitarists, pianists, and producers to translate the sound imagined in my head into finished work. This approach s