When I was writing my autobiography, these songs came up from time to time which were important to me, and I realized that what they really represented was, they'd come from this age of shared music.
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The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or something I've felt, or something somebody's told me. It all comes together.
I feel like I write songs for the future or something. Not in an arrogant way, but I feel like maybe my songs were, like, before their time or something.
The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.
My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me.
My identity started developing through the songs I was writing.
All of my songs are autobiographical.
Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people.
Our perception of songs that we've written... the meaning changes from day to day... to whatever stage we're at in our life and careers.
Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time.
I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.
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