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 using chat GPT to generate witty stage banter or else a scrappy upstart, using it to generate upselling pitches for the merch table, this is your show because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most an ironclad excuse to put off actually writing.

Music most, an iron-clad excuse to put off actually writing. Hey, everybody, it's the third Friday of April 20 2023, and I thank you for joining us.

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