When I started to write a tune, I just wrote the nearest at hand, which was what was happening in my own life.
From Jesse Harris
When you first start singing something after you've written it, it has this sort of sparkle to it. And if you capture that, that's luck.
I love having other people sing my songs.
I like playing in other projects.
Sometimes a song indicates that it wants to be about a certain thing. And then if you write it, you find that it is about something that you've done.
Cartola is an artist from Brazil who didn't record until much later in his life, but had a big influence on a lot of famous artists down there, like Gilberto Gil. I discovered his music recently when I was in Brazil.
Richard Julian was the one who told me to check out Cartola. Telling someone to check out Cartola is like telling someone to check out Tony Bennett, you know.
I love Neil Young. His songs were the first songs I learned to play, and I recommend anyone who is starting guitar to learn Neil Young songs first.
Neil Young does throw in a major seven chord here and there, so if you're a new guitar player learning Neil Young songs, you'll learn some seven chords, and some different positions. Nothing too complicated, just enough to kind of open up your knowledge a little bit.
I usually make records very quickly. I usually go in and record them and mix them, and I'm done within a couple of weeks.
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