From Trust Fund by Mike Krol
Mike Krol has put out two discs of great rock and roll and you should check them out. Like early Weezer, part of what makes it charming and approachable and fun is that he (they?) write the songs straight from the heart of a 17 year-old. The music is loud and distorted, and the lyrics are honest and simple. It's a really refreshing change from say, Reflektor.
Which brings me to: there's an improv saying about young children being the best improvisers because they just play, man.
But let's hear it for the teenager.... well at least the stereotype of what a teenager is. They are emotional, overly so, flying off the handle at the slightest provocation. They are 100% certain in what they know.They can be monomaniacal in pursuing what they want. They're terrified a lot of the time. And they are capable of revelatory change. They're awash in hormones, and those chemicals call the shots. They strongly define themselves by their choices. They are sometimes way too honest. Other times they are transparently full of shit. Even when acting tough, they are very vulnerable.
Pretty good stuff for characters.
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