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The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but the starting of the new song. What do I write about? I never know.
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The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but the starting of the new song. What do I write about? I never know.
My true intent is all for your delight.
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My true intent is all for your delight.
I don’t really care who collects my work, black, white, red, yellow. You have to also be consciously aware of, what does this mean in your home? And how are you supporting this work and the message behind the work?
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I don’t really care who collects my work, black, white, red, yellow. You have to also be consciously aware of, what does this mean in your home? And how are you supporting this work and the message behind the work?
I’m not religious, and I’m not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.
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I’m not religious, and I’m not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.
I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
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I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
I’m an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American – blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.
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I’m an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American – blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.
There are times when I think I can sing it better, but usually I find that I can’t.
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There are times when I think I can sing it better, but usually I find that I can’t.
Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It’s an unsightly act.
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Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It’s an unsightly act.
I’m a believer. I don’t go to church. I don’t belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn’t write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.
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I’m a believer. I don’t go to church. I don’t belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn’t write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.
This is how it essentially is for Bunny Junior. He loves his dad. He thinks there is no dad better, cleverer, or more capable, and he stands there beside him with a sense of pride – he’s my dad – and he also, of course, stands beside him because he has nowhere else to go.
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This is how it essentially is for Bunny Junior. He loves his dad. He thinks there is no dad better, cleverer, or more capable, and he stands there beside him with a sense of pride – he’s my dad – and he also, of course, stands beside him because he has nowhere else to go.
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