I’ve been a music lover since I was a kid. At the time, Chatri, Pink Panther, XYX and Hot Pepper were my favorites. The more I listened, the more I learned about music and about how to write a song.

I’ve always felt lonely. I needed love and warmth because I didn’t stay with my parents. So I tried to find something to fill the hole in me.

I started composing songs my sophomore year of university as an advertising major. After graduating, I worked in an advertising agency for two years, but I felt that it was not for me.

I got my start as a song composer by walking into Butterfly Records and telling them I wanted to be a songwriter. They didn’t believe that I could do it, but they gave me a chance.

My first song was on Autobahn’s album—it’s called “Thoer Koer Siang Pleng.” The rhythm was composed by Surasi Ittikul and I was so thrilled as he is my hero.

The album Sleepless Society came from my low-spirited and disheartened feelings. After 10 years in the music industry, I felt tired of this profession.

I normally have insomnia. I do most of my work at night. When you can’t sleep, it can be because you feel lonely, you are thinking of someone, you are sad or even happy.

I meant to do Sleepless Society as an indie album for Grammy on a low budget, but when Marsha listened to my song, liked it and agreed to sing it, things got bigger. I never thought it would be such a huge success.

This album has changed my life. I’m getting far more attention from people than before, the company trusts me more and lots of people want me to write songs for them.

Songwriting is still a hard thing for me. I’ve never felt that I’m a super quality songwriter and I don’t want to be one. I just write what I feel.

Now I understand the feeling of people who are afraid of the audience’s expectations. I began to feel stress when working on Sleepless Society II.

I do what I like and I do the best I can for today, for the moment. I don’t expect it to be as great as the first album anymore. That would be too nerve-racking.

Some like to compare me with Boyd Kosiyabong. For me, we are poles apart. His albums are positive and warm while mine are more dark, sad and lonely.
I like his songs a lot, though.

Pirated music is the downfall of the music industry. Unlicensed cassettes and CDs have always been around but not as much as today.

Technology makes things worse. Before we had MP3s, but it wasn’t that bad because downloading a song took too long. With high speed Internet, it’s much easier.

It turns out that educated and sophisticated people are the ones who buy most of the pirated music, while the lower market like fans of luuk thung, Palapol or Punch buy licensed CDs.

If I didn’t have such support and feedback from the album, I would feel so disheartened that I might quit.

I beg you all to support real CDs. Music makers spend time, money and labor in making an album. If we all become discouraged, who will make songs for you then?