I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as they occur to me. That's how I write songs. I'll need a line and I'll go through the books and find it, the right rhyme and everything.
“The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!”
“A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.”