“If anything characterizes the cultural life of the seventies in America, it is an insistence on preventing failures of communication.”
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The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.
In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'
People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.
