In my conversations with Gretchen it became obvious that first and foremost she is a songwriter. Her passion for the art was not only evident from the interviews, and in her bio, but in the incredible details in the songs themselves. I was curious whether she was a methodical writer, who focuses on the art in a ritualistic way, or was the type who had to wait for the muse to strike. Her response,
If I have some kind of a deadline to fulfill then I'll write every day, usually at a coffee shop, always by hand. Otherwise, inspiration really has to strike. I'll often come up with lines in my car. There have been times when I've written a line on a gum wrapper with eye-liner while in the car.
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