I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise.
Leo KottkeI am evidence that you don't have to sell a lot of records or succeed in the usual way to have a big audience and a job.
Leo KottkeYou can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybody's attention in the same place.
Leo KottkeI don't spend a lot of time thinking of what they'll do musically, I try to imagine being locked into a windowless room with this person for twelve hours at a time. If you can look at that and think it might be fun then maybe you've got the right musician.
Leo Kottke