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re our ins irations al a s s h a d lt est on or e to ans er e a se tr l eel l e there are so eo le ho ha e ns red e and ont n e to ns re e thro ho t l e he rst ho ns red e to r te son s as onn e a tt er son s are so s le et the o translate e ot ons o d dn t e en no o elt h h s s h an n red le s ll o ns red art sts l e n Alan s Mor ssette and n l d or the r a l t to e le and honest et na olo et all the sel es he a the re all a le to e h an t the r a lts h le s n t as ot at on s ore er ns r n to e
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do ou want eo le to eel w en t e eo le to eel a e ted and al d s and that the ha e eo le n the e are ell n lo e th s e a seen hen d dn t n real l e and
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ot ons she elt e ore the release and no a onth later are d erent eel n e ted t a t ns re ho eo le o ld re e e the son s lad the et th so h a re at on eo le see to relate to the l r s and the eel o s so ess eel n a lot o lo e at the o ent as r tten o er o r ears As she sa s th s al s a re olle t on o her e ears t s a out rowin u and learnin ard lessons a out c oosin w at s r ad or ou. t s a out lo e relations i s and ueer disco er .
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s our writin rocess l r t n ro ess loo s l e e s tt n alone n st d o a art ent at the orn n th a tar or ano r te e er th n n a l ttle hello tt o o loo at e s te o an see the or nal an ess o the r t n es or the s n les n th s note oo So et es ha e a t tle n nd or st elod es atel e een e lor n r t n o er nstr entals ro rod ers se th h h has een reall n or e as ell ho h don t th n there s n etter than e n alone n o r roo and r t n
re our ins irations neho se he eatles he C re Ma Star t hell M ts ad ohead ona A le e rder Sharon an tten An el and an ore lo e e ale s n er son r ters that s hat l sten to the ost
s er d r n a t e here as reall aral ed nse r t es n relat onsh h s son o al ed a lot o those nse r t es and t elt n and ree n n the stran est a had st started or n th ana er and e t t o t th ero e e tat ons ot s ned e a se o th s son as a le to a e a od o or e a se o th s son t ll al a s e n red l s e al to e e a se o that at was t e ins iration e ind etter n our wn etter on Yo r n s the at all s lar to C Y rote t or n thro h the nse r t that artner o ld e etter tho t e as l r all del n nto nd o a s ral n ental state t son all the son elt er l t n and ree n omet in o iss is our new sin le ow do ou eel a out it So eth n o M ss s reall lnera le and athart or e rote t r ht e ore Chr st as and t as nd o the d o nt o r t n the ro e t sent a o e e o o the hor s to olden a e el ater a ho rod ed the son e s s h a en s rod er and art st so he ade the son so eth n o ldn t e en a ne t s so s e al to e o our t ree son s relate to eac ot er he three s n les de n tel relate the at all and son all or e he are art o a lar er stor h h s the M ss M sel So et es he d s sses a lot o nse r t es and arano as and nd n sel a a n a ter eel n l e lost sel t s also a o t lett n so e od lo e o e en hen o eel l e o aren t lo a le lt atel eel l e r t n th s hel ed e or thro h so an o eel n s o nade a and t ata lted e nto a ha ter o sel a e tan e and sel d s o er an we e ect an al um or M ss M sel So et es
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a as a u e in luence in er music it s i en me t is ritt le t o center ed e to tin w ic m reall roud o . it er sin le ot u id s e ro es ersel e artist to ollow. it a aried mi o musical st les rom o to disco and t e soul to doo wo s e is t e oman o t e Hour.
did ou row u on the so thern o ts rts o Atlanta eor a ho h l e n os An eles no a to Atlanta as h as an to see a l ss the east oast so h n Atlanta also n l en ed the a reate s t s en e th s r tt enter ed e to r t n h h reall ro d o
s our relations i to music s ent re l e t s also e tre el thera e t and has een there or e hen else has t s here an e the ost a thent ers on o sel
ould ou descri e our music st le ho h ons der sel a o art st don t th n s ne essar l ollo s all es o o lend so an d erent enres and s al te hn es that n l en ed n h s ran es ro doo o to so l to s har on nor a to earl o h ho and to d s o rett s atter ra ned son all t t reates th s nterest n e n ea h o son s
s our writin rocess all start th a l r on e t rst hether t s a l ne or a son t tle eel all onne ted to ro there l e to nd a hord ro ress on roo e that s the e and the rest o the son ollo s nat rall also a el e er n n n ro ess so son s ll o thro h lt le re s ons er e t n t ll ha e al ers on So et es ll ha e to or d erent ar at ons loat n aro nd land on the r ht one
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tlanta as a u e in luence in er music it s i en me t is ritt le t o center ed e to m writin w ic m reall roud o . it er sin le ot u id s e ro es ersel to e t e artist to ollow. it a aried mi o musical st les rom o to disco and assin t e soul to doo wo s e is t e oman o t e Hour.
ere did ou row u re on the so thern o ts rts o Atlanta eor a ho h l e n os An eles no st ll l a to Atlanta as h as an to see a l ss the east oast so h ro n n Atlanta also n l en ed the a reate s t s en e th s r tt le t o enter ed e to r t n h h reall ro d o at is our relations i to music M s s ent re l e t s also e tre el thera e t and has een there or e hen noth n else has t s here an e the ost a thent ers on o sel How would ou descri e our music st le en tho h ons der sel a o art st don t th n s ne essar l ollo s all the r les o o lend so an d erent enres and s al te hn es that n l en ed e ro n h s ran es ro doo o to so l to s har on nor a to earl s o h ho and to d s o rett s atter ra ned son all t t reates th s reall nterest n e n ea h o son s at is our writin rocess t all start th a l r on e t rst hether t s a l ne or a son t tle eel ersonall onne ted to ro there l e to nd a hord ro ress on roo e that at hes the e and the rest o the son ollo s nat rall also a el e er n the re n n ro ess so son s ll o thro h lt le re s ons er e t n t ll ha e the nal ers on So et es ll ha e to or d erent ar at ons loat n aro nd e ore land on the r ht one
s al s ontane t o een and ho na olo et all a thent the r son s are lo e redd e s resen e on sta e and as an o erall h an e n he s an art st thro h and thro h the s t h s al a s on e al a s loo ed to h or ele rat n hat a es h n e hanna s s h an e o er n e ale re that had the r le e o at h n ta e o er the orld as as ro n ot onl has she had a s ess l areer as an art st t has M A an and e er o tlet she s e lored st an o erall adass ou released our H H in . oo in ac now ow did ou descri e our al um and ow would ou descri e it now hen released o an o the o r a n des r ed t as o rne o the re o s t o ears o l e ot dro ed a a or re ord la el ot o t o an a s e relat onsh and o ed a ross the o ntr to os An eles here ne no od ent thro h a and e er son on that re ord hel s tell stor and tal s a o t those e er en es d sa t as a dar er th lots o har on nor elod es and lnera le ts l r s t t s also er e o er n t re resents ho h re ro the a n and re resents no n orth es r n no d honestl sa e t the e a t sa e a as d d a ear a o How was it recei ed t e u lic he rea t on o ldn t ha e een ore os t e hadn t t o t s n so lon and d e ol ed so h s n e de t hro n tter l es so th n eo le ere en nel sho ed hen the heard the ne so nd t as st arr n eno h to ra e er one s attent on t a l ar eno h to re nd ans o hat the lo e a o t s so rate l or ans reall l ed o t onestl the re so s ort e o e as a h an e n that th n the d st ll as e e en released the orst son o e e er heard lol t an on dentl sa e re e ed ore lo e and s ort on o an o the o r than an th n d e er released r or h h s the ost a a n eel n e er s t ere a son on t e al um t at ou are articularll a ectionate a out All o the or o letel d erent reasons t A to hoose d sa o e e M ne r t n that son hel ed e re a n a lot o on den e and e er elod l r eels n e to e
t C d s a o t ett n o r heart ro en and eel n so h rt that o ne er o o en o rsel to so eone a a n st or the relat onsh to a l rote t t e n l e here so eone ared a o t etra ed e and ho t ade e tel sh t do n to the dea o so eone ne not e a se d dn t ant to all n a n t e a se o the oss l t o t not or n o t Shot C d s also real n o re etter o tho t the erson ho h rt o t has a lot o nt ndertones n the ton e and hee l r s and elod es llars as an art st s to e e o er n so e en hen son s are a o t ea st ll nd a s to a e t s rea on den e o eel l e a adass t h to s that eans do n t r ht
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did ou learn a out oursel t e industr since ou released our irst en thro h so h the ast o le ears and hat learned ost s that a her than real ed ro ett n dro ed ro rst a or re ord la el hat t s not a o t the la el t s a o t the tea nd n eo le that en nel t th on a h an le el s r al hen t o es to ld n o t s on as an also learned ho to stand or sel o nd sense o sel orth and on den e ne er tho ht o ld ha e learned the ortan e o e n r one an e a se o don t el e e n o rsel then ho ll real ed the an e o deter nat on ons sten and a thent t h s s a s n or s and o ha e to e read to ht e er s n le da Most ortantl learned ll e a ll on no s e ore o et the one es t s a o t t n and at en e ee o n and reate o r o n l
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