Ages ago, my girlfriend had this little park near her house, with a bridge running over a stream... and I set up all these candles on the bridge. But when I called her and told her she said it was too dark and she wasn't coming out.
You're always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you're feeling, things that you've felt. It's kind of impossible not to unless you're writing a song and there's an exact scenario that you're trying to write a song for.
“A dream is only a dream.. until you decide to make it real”
That's the amazing thing about music: there's a song for every emotion. Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.
I heard some stuff recently from Julian Casablancas, and his solo stuff is amazing. If I could write with anyone, it would be him.
I find ambition really attractive too - if someone's good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.