“You know, there's an economy in lyric-writing that doesn't afford you, or at least me - I usually start off with nine or 10 verses and then boil it down to two or three that are half the length of the original verses. I think for me it's about what you leave out [rather] than what you put in. I'm not sure that the songs help me figure anything out so much as they're a distillation of the original question.” ThinkingKnowsWritingTwoHelpingSongThreeHalfEconomyFiguresOriginalsNineNot SureHelp MeLengthVersesDistillation Author:J Tillman
“I guess with the way that I've conducted myself I'm in the logical spot and I'm fine with that. Even my limited interactions with success have left me confused and bummed out, so I don't think the two can co-exist.” ThinkingWayTwoLeftFineSpotsConfusedLogicalInteractionBummed Out Author:J Tillman
