I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation.
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Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within the band. because it becomes a unified thing that can't be related to other forms of historical poetry.
For a long time, I believed that a great piece of music on its own could do more to stir the soul than any other single art form.
A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.
Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot.
I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.
Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.
The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry.