Women often don’t want to be typecast as the girl that’s sad.
JULIA MICHAELSWomen often don’t want to be typecast as the girl that’s sad.
JULIA MICHAELSIt never feels like work. I get to go to the studio and be with my friends every day and write new things and experiment with new sounds. We just have a blast.
JULIA MICHAELSWe could be history in the making.
JULIA MICHAELSIt’s 2016. Men are more vulnerable than ever.
JULIA MICHAELSI just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.
JULIA MICHAELSI think artists are aware that talking gives a songwriter so much material. If they just tell us what’s happening, it’s so much easier for us to write a song that’s specific to them.
JULIA MICHAELSI’m very emotional and vulnerable.
JULIA MICHAELSStill finding silly string in weird places.
JULIA MICHAELSI’ve been the person who hides behind people and lets everyone else do their thing, and I’ve been content there.
JULIA MICHAELSWhen you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.
JULIA MICHAELSIf I get writer’s block – this is going to sound funny – I take a shower. Something about the water feels like I’m cleaning my brain as well as my body.
JULIA MICHAELSFor the first three years, when I was writing, I was doing sessions with a whole bunch of different people all the time every day until I met Lindy Robbins, who kind of mentored me. And then, once you find that, all the pieces come together.
JULIA MICHAELSMy boyfriend and I like to fight a lot. I have a lot of problems. He has a lot of problems. Somehow, we always work them out and find a way back to each other.
JULIA MICHAELSI’m a very stimulated person.
JULIA MICHAELSHula-hooping. It makes me feel free. My stepsister introduced me to it. I used to have panic attacks all the time, and she hula-hooped to cope with her own anxiety.
JULIA MICHAELSWorking with new people can be really hard and nerve-wracking. When you don’t know the person, it’s like being on a blind date.
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