Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.
Once you really get into a song, other than just listening to it, it forces you to go 'oh, they did this. I never would have thought of doing that,' when you deconstruct it. It's something you really can't do sometimes when you're just listening to a song. You have to really get into it.
When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room.