Hi and welcome to the working songwriter, the show where today's best songwriters come to talk shop, I'm your host, Joe Pug.

Each episode here, we host a distinguished guest, and we ask them to go deep on their

inspiration, on their process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music.

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran, trying to sell your back catalog for double

its value to a credulous Silicon Valley executive who wants to get into the music business,

or else a scrappy upstart, trying to sell your back catalog for two grand to your uncle who's on a bender.

This is your show, because ultimately, it is

what every writer seeks most, an ironclad excuse to put off actually writing.

Hey, everybody, it's the last Friday of March 2025, and I thank you for joining us.

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