I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.
Van MorrisonSometimes you do know where the ideas are coming from and sometimes you don't. You might get a song coming through that you just don't know about.
Van MorrisonIn the media, a reviewer has his personal vision but it's passed along to a million readers or whatever. He might think that this particular song sounds like Jo Blow. Or like a Bo Diddley record that he heard six years ago. But the artist who made the record may never have even heard the Bo Diddley song. We all respond differently.
Van Morrison