It's what I do well - I write about things that make people uncomfortable. That's probably the only thing I do better than my peers.
Janis IanSociety's Child' was a real hard record to start with. That's all you want is for you to put your first record out and have people screaming at you in the streets. But it taught me right away that what I was doing was valuable and important.
Janis IanThat's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.
Janis IanI think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited for anything else. And I for one am much too lazy.
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