As the World Poem Day passed a few new interviews poped up where Tom is talking about his songwriting and why he agreed to become an ambassador for the Julius Meinl’s Pay With a Poem.
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We go inside the Omeara in London with the star, 28, to find out more about the Brit-award-winning and songwriter
Hi, Tom! What’s the songwriting process like for you?
Slow! I’ve been working on a song for the past month. Inspiration strikes whenever, so I write stuff in notebooks. But I absolutely love it.
I’m probably less open in my real life than I am in my songwriting to be honest.Do the best songs come from painful experiences?
It’s certainly true to some extent – look at artists like Amy Winehouse.
The thing that drives me to write music is a slight restlessness, and this feeling that I’m on the outside looking in.Was winning the Critics’ Choice award at The Brits in 2013 the moment you realised you’d made it?
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Not really. Looking back I wish I had felt that. But now I feel like I have a career.
Showbusiness is such a fickle industry, but at least I’ve reached a point where I don’t think it’s all going to end tomorrow.
Wonderland magazine
What attracted you to Julius Meinl’s Pay with a Poem campaign in the first place?
I love the Pay with a Poem campaign, and I love coffee. Working with Julius Meinl has encouraged me to share my creative process and in turn, encourage more people to put pen to paper, and be inspired this World Poetry Day, and every day.How did you get involved with it?
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been filling notebooks full of words. I love all things literature and poetry. And, I think in this age where we can be entertained by a film, tv show or game at the touch of a button, putting put pen to paper is still such a powerful way to express one’s self. It certainly inspires my imagination. I want to gently encourage people to take a moment in their day to put down their phones and perhaps write a couple of phrases. It’s amazing what emerges. Plus you get a free coffee!What do you hope this initiative will achieve?
Well ultimately, it would be great to see a few more people writing poetry.Why is it an important initiative to you – do you think people are becoming increasingly less creative?
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I think important is perhaps too strong a word. It’s a positive thing to do. That’s what it is. Really positive. I like the idea of a few coffee houses across Europe filled to the brim with people frantically writing poetry so they claim their free coffee. Who doesn’t want that? It’s a marvellous idea. A sort of poetic black Friday.
Metro
Tom Odell on using music as therapy and letting himself be ‘incredibly honest’ in lyrics
When asked if he finds getting his lyrics down a form of ‘therapy’, he told us:
‘I don’t even really think about it because it’s something I’ve always done, it’s only recently I’ve been writing and realised my lyrics are incredibly honest.
‘It’s only recently when a friend said, “You really do write, there’s not many barriers up,” but I think it’s something I’ve always done.
‘Music comes from a place that is a bit deeper. It’s out of love or compassion, comes a great piece of art. In order to create something, I have to be able to access some sort of honesty. I find that easy to do if I write honestly.’
So where does he get this ‘honesty’ from?
‘Probably my family. If we actually look at objectively, they bought me into the world so they’re probably my biggest influence,’ he said.
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