Guy in the sauna knows I’m a musician and confides in me, “I want to write a song about my problems.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Good luck with that.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am a man who weighs too much, who eats too much, who, when trying to control myself, fail miserably – that’s what I want to sing about.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You might have a hit on your hands.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think so too. It’s a blues song,” he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Guess so.. or maybe call and response.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“How is that?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You say something and then other voices reply, then you sing the next line and again the other voices respond.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Does Justin Beiber ever do that?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I don’t know, but the Beatles do it in With A Little Help From My Friends or the Doors do it with My Wild Love.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They’re too old. I need modern, it’s a contemporary problem.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What makes you want to write about your problems?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My shrink said it would help me get my shit together.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Probably true.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You can make a lot of money with a hit, yeah?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In theory but mostly everyone is broke and below the poverty line. A few people are very wealthy but most musicians don’t live off of being a musician.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You regret it?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It helps me keep my shit together.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Is that your secret?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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