I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.
From Tracy Chapman
After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.
Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs.
I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them.
I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a little list of topics to write about.
I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished.
I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night.
I see some recurring themes: things that feel threaded together, some symbolic references, and songs about some of the big questions, like death. There are a lot of references to weather, too!
Love's a recurring theme through my work.
People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.
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