Genius - Mike Posner on Virginia Woolf, Misunderstood Lyrics, and Being Buried in Detroit lyrics

Mike Posner may have penned hits for some of the biggest pop acts around (including Maroon 5 and Justin Bieber) with a couple of chart-toppers of his own but the singer, songwriter, and producer will never forget where he came from. Posner writes in an annotation on his track “Buried in Detroit,” “Now I feel at home when I come to my home in LA. For a long time I didn't but I know that I won't be buried here when I die. I'll be In Detroit, mother f**er.” In his annotations, Posner candidly outlines the ups and downs of success. In an annotation for “Be As You Are” he writes, “My mom and I had this moment…she I think rode on the tour bus with me for a day and just saw how overwhelmed I was with my success but also the amount of work I was doing. I remember we just had this moment in the back of the tour bus where we both started crying, and I will never forget that. It was a tough time.” Of course, Posner enjoys performing for a reason. Poster annotates on “I Took a Pill in Ibiza.” “I don't feel alone on the stage. I feel connected. People come to the gig and they give me silence. And then give me an open mind. They trust, and they pay money because they are operating under the a**umption that I know how to turn that silence and that open mind into something beautiful or elicit some sort of emotional response” Read Posner's annotations to learn about his favorite sad songs, the lyric no one understands, and his appreciation of Virginia Woolf. Check out Mike Posner's annotations by clicking here.