Fictionaleyez Songwriting and Personal Artistic History
By Fictionaleyez
Fictionaleyez Songwriting and Personal Artistic HistoryJul 04, 2019
"I tend to not feel like I’m generating songs from within me… It feels like I’m tuning in to them…"
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"My mind feels like it can at times reformat spoken words into their musical form…"
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I really fell in love with listening to film directors speaking..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“This iPad and I, we’ve been through a lot, and it’s my Wilson now…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I reached a point where I needed to venture off by myself and see what I could make entirely on my own…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I got to sing on a few projects that I was really proud of…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“He had acted in a few independent films that I was very much taken with in their emotional depth and intelligence…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“In early 2009, I joined Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s HitRECord, which eventually became a production company…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Tangling Strings (J. A. M. E. S.)“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I wrote a book… but I just felt like I had written it all wrong…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“It may be that I belong only writing and composing- and not directing…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I think you learn not only from people advising you, but when you attempt to advise someone else…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
Sending cosmic love to my Hollywood friends who mattered so much to the young artist in me.
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I’m not always seeing things clearly as the artist…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I wear my heart on my sleeve. I breathe it out when I sing…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I have this kind of built-in artistic compass that I try to stay true to…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I was mesmerized watching Jim Carrey work…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I was on a set with Danny DeVito and Jim Carrey, and I couldn’t process it…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I was interested in getting to see behind the scenes…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “Rewiring“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I just saw your episode… It’s so weird seeing you on TV…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I was on sets for fifty different shows and films and things, and I never wanted to speak…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I really wanted to be hiding out somewhere, recording music the way I knew Danny Elfman did…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I never got over my stage fright…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I would make little tapes for my friends… so that they could hear my songwriting…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I just kept experimenting with writing and sound… and screenplays…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“My brain is wired in strange, and complicated, and fascinating and sometimes frustrating ways…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I really don’t know when different things started happening to my brain in complicated ways…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“I was trying to say things with my music that I was afraid to tell anybody in story form…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
“It forces you to be innovative when you don’t have all the best things…”
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: “I’m Destined to Be On My Own“ [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"There is this deep desire and passion that comes with art..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I am very inhibited and acting is the furthest thing from me..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I'm kind of an artistic brat..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"There were certain things that I would say I was not wired for..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I was inventing this concept as a kid, thinking I was a genius..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Becoming highly experimental with sound..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"My tendency to be inventive and to be innovative..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"When I was a freshman in high school, I invented my own alphabet code..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I was forced to break rules to maintain my sanity..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"A twisted fairytale... I was not allowed to write..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"The importance of recording my melodies..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I became obsessed with choir..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Some of the ways that I came to understand rhythm as a kid..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Something a lot of people miss about writing music... rhythm..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Writing, and singing, and recording myself speaking..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Writing... was self-expression..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"A little bit about my creative history..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"So what in the world am I talking about...?"
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"I don't want this to be considered art..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]
"Hi guys, it's Fictionaleyez..."
Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. /
Soundtrack music playing: "I'm Tuning In to You" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]