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 impress your niece with a faded backstage

pass to Ah-Ha's 1989 tour, or else a scrappy upstart, trying to impress your girlfriend

with a limited edition cassette tape you just got from your favorite noise band.

This is your show because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most, an iron clad

excuse to put off, actually writing.

Hey everybody, it's the second Friday of February 2023 and I thank you for joining us.

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