Of course, the decision to be that honest and share so much in her music didn’t come naturally. “I used to be terrified to be too open with my music,” she stresses. “I wouldn’t even show my songs to my parents. When I finally got brave enough to start performing and showing people my music, I would only write in metaphors. I wouldn’t want anyone to know who or what I was actually writing about. I actually felt that way even when writing the songs on Into the Song. It wasn’t until this record that I realized that I love being honest. I love putting personal things in my songs. Not only do I connect to it more, but so do other people.” She quips, “Plus, it feels awesome to put in a subtle line that is very specific and obvious to the person I wrote it about, just to be like, ‘BAM you heard me’. I still love using metaphors to paint a visual picture in the listener’s mind because that’s my writing style, but I also include very specific lines and stories in my songs. Every time I play a song, it really takes me back to those moments I was writing about.” #MasonAshley #PaperPlanes #StrangersEP #NewMusic 📷: Travis Reinke http://teenplicity.com/mason-ashley-discusses-paper-planes-and-strangers/
