It's Hard To Be Bipolar And Bicoastal

I Do Craft Songs, That This Is Designed. It's Almost Like The Song Was Written To Produce This Desired Effect. And It Probably Really Works For Somebody. It's Maybe Somebody's Favorite Tune, And It's Really Hard To Come Down On That, Even If I Feel A Little Embarrassed For It. Because Some Songs Are Written Like A Commercial, And That Can Be A Little Strange.

I Went Down To Houston And I Stopped In San 'antone, I Passed Up The Station For The Bus. I Was Trying To Find Me Something, But I Wasn't Sure Just What... Man, I Ended Up With Pockets Full Of Dust.

The Weirdest Thing I've Been Fascinated With Nowadays Is The New Contemporary Country Music, Which To Me Sounds Like Very Strange '70s Pop, And Sometimes Like Rock Music. But Some Of The Themes In There - Maybe It's Because I Know How The Songs Were Written, But It Really Does Sound Like It Was Written By Two Or Three People, With The Idea To Appeal To The Most General Audience.

I Got On The Phone With The President Of My Label And I Said, "obviously, I Write Songs In A Lot Of Styles And Play A Lot Of Different Kinds Of Music. We're Getting Toward The End Of Our Business Collaboration. If You Could Envision A Record That You Wanted To Hear From Me, What Kind Of Record Would It Be?" It Wasn't Like Asking Him To Fill An Order, It Was Really Just A Conversation. For All The Things I'd Ever Asked Him, This Was One Thing I'd Never Asked, And I Don't Know Why. So I Was Curious. And The Thing That He Was Most Interested In Hearing Was A Solo Record.

There Definitely Isn't A Structure Anymore To How I Get Ideas. A Lot Of Times I'll Just Write Down A Phrase, Or I'll Have An Idea That's Attached To Just A Few Chords. Other Times, It's Work.