I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it'… — Lisa Marie Presley

I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.

Lisa Marie PresleyMusician · American · b. 1968

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