And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I really feel every word to every song a lot more than I have in the past.
When my dad died a lot of songs came, and they're still coming.
Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by them since childhood, suddenly, at the age of 84, I thought of a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years. It came into my head unbidden.
These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.
The songs from your childhood, when you hear them you get chills all over.
I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them.
So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.
If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older.
I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine.