This is not a school problem, because I actually did well in school. I can't even structure a sentence the way it's supposed to be and then find the correct punctuation. I can put together a song, but my English is awful when it comes to writing. Read my interview with Fallon about his songwriting process after the video.īesides songwriting, what kind of writing do you do? Check him out when you can having seen him several times, I can tell you it's a fantastic show. He'll be touring a lot over the next few months: he's going out to promote Sleepwalkers ( tour dates) and also with the Gaslight Anthem, playing its classic The '59 Sound in its entirety ( tour dates). A record is like an exorcism to me." Of course, Fallon doesn't keep a steady journal, though he admits he'd probably benefit from it since it would help him remember things.įallon's new solo album Sleepwalkers came out February 9, and you can listen to the single "Forget Me Not" from it below. Fallon's reason is simple: "I purge a lot of stuff on records, so whatever that last record was about, whatever was weighing me down, I don't want to ever bring that stuff back. He has nothing, save for the notes from the Horrible Crowes project and the notes from Handwritten. He joked that the notes from the Gaslight classic The '59 Sound are probably on the I-95 shoulder somewhere.
Some might never look at these journals again, while others go through them for inspiration. They might be in a closet or a box, but they keep them. Most, if not all, have all their old lyrics and journals from previous albums stored somewhere. He'll even carry on the occasional conversation, imagining how they might react to a line he's written.įor a guy who writes so much and who has such impressive chops, one thing stands out among the songwriters I've interviewed for this site. He looks to them for inspiration and affirmation. Fallon purposely put them high, close to the ceiling, so he always feels like he's being watched, even judged. But that's another story.) And in that room Fallon, also singer of The Gaslight Anthem, hung pictures of some of his songwriting idols.
(When's up there, he's always dressed as if he's going to work. You see, there's a room in Fallon's house where he does most of his writing. And yes, that's McCartney, Waits, King, and Harrison. and George, among others, looking over his shoulder. When Brian Fallon writes, he's constantly being watched. ED NOTE: this is my second time interviewing Fallon.
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