Does Mike find it easy to write lyrics?
MP: I think the hardest part is getting the subject matter. Once you have that, then I think writing is easy. I actually am not so crazy about writing lyrics. The main reason I started doing it with FII was to fill the void left by Kevin. On SFaM, I wasn’t going to even write any lyrics, but as I got incredibly involved with the direction and concept, I inevitably got sucked back in! But while I wasn’t planning on writing lyrics for that album, it was very easy for me because the subject matter was established.