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A Song That Sounds Simple Is Just Not That Easy To Write. One Of The Objectives Of This Record Was To Try And Write Melodies That Continue To Resonate...everything That Happens To You Influences Your Writing...the Writing Process For Me Is Pretty Much Always The Same-it's A Solitary Experience...i Have Yet To Write That One Song That Defines My Career...beck Said He Didn't Believe In The Theory Of A Song Coming Through You As If You Were An Open Vessel. I Agree With Him To A Certain Extent.

-Sheryl Crow

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A Song That Sounds Simple Is Just Not That Easy To Write. One Of The Objectives Of This Record Was To Try And Write Melodies That Continue To Resonate...everything That Happens To You Influences Your Writing...the Writing Process For Me Is Pretty Much Always The Same-it's A Solitary Experience...i Have Yet To Write That One Song That Defines My Career...beck Said He Didn't Believe In The Theory Of A Song Coming Through You As If You Were An Open Vessel. I Agree With Him To A Certain Extent.

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