Does anyone have this 'problem' of when writing a song, people naturally assume that it's about you? Especially when it has some romantic/personal connection?
I know often when I listen to music, I often assume that the person is writing about themselves. This doesn't seem to happen so much in other forms of writing - books and the like. I don't naturally assume that Stephen King has really been attacked by a living car, I assume that he's writing a story.
Richard Thompson songs come to mind - in Vincent Black Lightining you assume that he's making up a story about a biker. Or 'I feel so good I'm gonna break somebody's heart tonight' where he's singing from the point of view of an released convict.
I have to outright state which songs are fictional, and which are about my personal life.
And sometimes songs stick in your head that you don't personally agree with. Every girlfriend I've ever had has taken exception when I sing to myself 'Help Me' by Joni Mitchell, when I just love the song!
So why are songs automatically taken to be so personal? Or is just me?
I know often when I listen to music, I often assume that the person is writing about themselves. This doesn't seem to happen so much in other forms of writing - books and the like. I don't naturally assume that Stephen King has really been attacked by a living car, I assume that he's writing a story.
Richard Thompson songs come to mind - in Vincent Black Lightining you assume that he's making up a story about a biker. Or 'I feel so good I'm gonna break somebody's heart tonight' where he's singing from the point of view of an released convict.
I have to outright state which songs are fictional, and which are about my personal life.
And sometimes songs stick in your head that you don't personally agree with. Every girlfriend I've ever had has taken exception when I sing to myself 'Help Me' by Joni Mitchell, when I just love the song!
So why are songs automatically taken to be so personal? Or is just me?