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HAVING OTHER PROJECTS...

I’ve played music my whole life but never expected it to become my source of income. Home recording was my diversion from OTHER commitments. I still have a bunch of songs on old hard drives with matter-of-fact titles like “New Song in Calculus” - I'd scribble down song ideas during lectures and hurry back to my dorm to make demos. Working random jobs since I was a young teen, I'd write songs after hours or on breaks, but when Speedy Ortiz became full time, I had to re-train my brain. You’re not really “escaping” into songwriting when the work you’re escaping from is performing other songs you’ve written...