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I See A Correlation Between Short Stories And Songs, Because Of Their Length And For What They're Meant To Evoke. Combine Certain Words With Melodies And It All Becomes Very Moving.

It's Very Helpful To Start With Something That's True. If You Start With Something That's False, You're Always Covering Your Tracks. Something Simple And True, That Has A Lot Of Possibilities, Is A Nice Way To Begin.

I Like Working With Sound; Sound And Rhythm. I Like The Abstract More Than "what Does That Mean?" Nobody Ever Says To You, "why Did You Use A Harmonium?" Or "what Is That Ringing Sound That Occurs Here?" The Questions Are Always "what Does That Song Mean?" Or "what Were You Trying To Say Here?"

Artie Is A Singer, And I'm A Writer And Player And A Singer. We Didn't Work Together On A Creative Level And Prepare The Songs. I Did That.

Improvisation Is Too Good To Leave To Chance.