It's usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right frame of mind to write. It's such a cliche to say that artists write when they're down, but it's true for me. It's a relief to get out what's eating away at my heart or my soul or my head.
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Ellie Goulding was a contemporary English singer and songwriter. Elena Jane Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. Read more on Wikipedia →