Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)

Ed Note: Lzzy Hale has collaborated with Mark Morton (Lamb of God) in the past. I co-authored Mark's new book Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir (amazon.com/Desolation-Heavy-Memoir-Mark-Morton…), hence the occasional reference to Mark and our book in this episode.
Many songwriters I interview have a journal. Very few have two. Lzzy Hale of Halestorm (halestormrocks.com) is the only one who has three. She has a five-year journal, a freewrite journal, and a pocket field note journal "for when the mood strikes." Which, judging by our conversation, happens every waking moment for Hale. And probably a lot of sleeping moments too.
Even a cursory listen to this episode will reveal Hale's enthusiasm for the creative process. She loves talking about it. Her passion for writing flows literally: she uses a fountain pen! Hale calls herself "a serial eavesdropper" as she's always listening for song ideas. And most importantly: she's not afraid to write the bad stuff to get to the good. "Every good songwriter has songs under their bed that suck," Hale says.
Halestorm's new album Everest (store.halestormrocks.com/collections/everest?s…) is out now.