“One of the nice things about being in a band is that you depend on each other for ideas, so it's not all up to me to do everything myself. There's always that fear that you'll run out of stuff. The most difficult part for me is writing lyrics, and that starts to get difficult after you've written, like, 120 songs.” WritingIdeasRunningSongStuffDifficultNiceWrittenDependsBandNice Things Author:Dean Wareham
“I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss politics intelligently in a 4-minute song. But I am finding there are ways to get bits and pieces of political thought across without preaching that the people have the power or we shall not be moved. Of course these sentiments have their place too - I'm not knocking Phil Ochs - but that's a different kind of music, songs to play at rallies, not to achieve a state of bliss.” PeopleWayWritingKindDifferentStatesPlayPoliticalSongCoursesBitsDifficultPiecesMinutesAchieveFindingsMessagesMovedBlissSentimentsDifferent KindsPreachingKnockingBits And PiecesDifferent Kinds Of Music Author:Dean Wareham