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You'd Hope That No Writing About Music Could Supersede The Music Itself. But I Do Think That Blogs Mirror The Way That We Are Listening. It Comes At You Fast And It's Timely And Then Five Minutes Later We're On To Something Else. It Caters To Our Desire For Instant Gratification. And I Think Blogs Also Have Fluidity That's Exciting. You Have A Lot Of Real Enthusiastic Music Fans For The Most Part That Are Writing Sometimes For A Large Audience, And I Think Certain Blogs Have A Little Too Much Power Over What Someone Likes Or Doesn't Like.

It Was Writing About Music For Npr - Connecting With Music Fans And Experiencing A Sense Of Community - That Made Me Want To Write Songs Again. I Began To Feel I Was In My Head Too Much About Music, Too Analytical.

To Really Be Tortured By A Song, It Needs To Be More Than Just Something You Don't Like Or Don't Get; It Has To Make Your Skin Crawl By Getting Under It. Strangely, That Last Clause Could Describe Provocative Or Daring Music, As Well.

For A While I Had Somebody That Came To Clean My House That Turned Out To Be In A Band That I Really Loved.

Over The Years, Music Put A Weapon In My Hand And Words In My Mouth It Backed Me Up And Shielded Me, It Shook Me And Scared Me And Showed Me The Way; Music Opened Me Up To Living And Being And Feeling.