I was home-schooled, was always very close with my mom and was very straight-laced and square. I was never the rebellious one, and I never threw hissy fits.
Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.
It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America.