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 who swears that mixes

sound just a little bit better when listen to on your first generation iPod or else a scrappy

app start, exterlling the audio quality of your limited edition cassette release. This

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

to put off, actually writing.

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