I mean I would want to make an electro-cockpop-new wave-honky tonk-Christmas album.That's a genre I can get behind, but other than that one, no I don't believe in labels.Įveryone is very excited about the "bra made of human teeth." At what point did people start sending you teeth? I think it’s fun to not adhere to any rules in the studio. Do you think you'll ever make an album that focuses only on one genre? Or, alternatively, you find genres unnecessary? Your album veers strongly toward rock (and obviously you worked with Patrick and Wayne), but also includes a number of dance and pop tracks. My music is a representation of my life and vice-versa. I write about my life in my music and I have very little filter so basically it would be impossible for me to separate my music and the rest of my life. They deserve to get the whole story from me.Īt what point did you decide that you wanted to share so much of your own story, as opposed to just letting the music speak for itself? But mainly I just wanted to make a fun scrapbook for my fans. I've already chosen this life in the spotlight so I said well if I'm doing this then I might as well go all the way and put it all out there so that if someone is interested in me then they can get a more complete picture of what my life is really like. It's not that I'm trying to clear up any particular misconception. What's the biggest misconception about you that you hope "My Crazy Beautiful Life" will clear up? Even "Dirty Love," her track with Iggy Pop, wasn't written in a vacuum: "I wrote 'Dirty Love' with my mom and Matt Squire," she says in the book. Both Luke and Martin are credited as writers on the album (ten songs bear Luke's name, six were co-written with Martin). When The Huffington Post asked the singer how she balances writing her own songs with writing contributed by others, she simply said, "I write my own music." It's true that she writes far more of her own material than, say, Rihanna, but her response belies a peculiar defensiveness, especially given that her book, "My Crazy Beautiful Life" (out now on Touchstone) is rife with stories of her working closely with producer-songwriters like Dr. There's a gleeful sense of youthful self-invention that permeates her catalogue, but this same attitude translates harshly outside of music. It's these streaks that simultaneously please her rabid fans (that's not an over-the-top adjective - they send her their teeth) and give some critics pause.