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,

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

So whether you're a grizzled veteran holding out on the reunion tour for a bigger cut

of the merchandise or else a scrappy upstart, holding out on playing the local open mic

until they guarantee you a free sprite.

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

excuse to put off, actually writing.

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

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