Hi and welcome to the working songwriter. The show where today's best songwriters come to Talk Shop. I'm your host,

Joe Punk. 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, reading in-depth articles on studio power conditioners,

or else a scrappy upstart, just purchasing a $7 ground lift, this is your show,

because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most, an ironclad excuse to put off actually writing.

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