Student:I want to say something about someone in my song but I don’t want to get into trouble.

Teacher: Then don’t be a songwriter.

Student: But I like writing songs.

Teacher: Then make it about someone else’s opinion, make it a story and one of the characters says the thing you want to say.

Student: Does that work?

Teacher: Remember when you told me the Eagles were lame?

Student: Did I say that?

Teacher: You never found them powerful and the ending of that doc where Don Henley takes a jab at Neil Young you thought was especially cheap.

Student: Really, that was what I said?

Teacher: It’s ok I didn’t mind hearing your opinion.