Things Fall Apart, It's Scientific.

With Pop Music, The Format Dictates The Form To A Big Degree. Just Think Of The Pop Single. It Has Endured As A Form Even In The Download Age Because Bands Conform To A Strict Format, And Work, Often Very Productively, Within The Parameters.

Personally, Being Somewhat Envious Of Richard's (thompson) Songwriting And Guitar Playing, It's Somewhat Satisfying He's Not Yet Achieved Household-name Status. It Serves Him Right For Being So Good.

There Are Plenty Of People Who Are, I Think, Completely Racist Who Love Hip-hop.

I Still Feel Like If I Can Get A Song To Work With, Say, A Basic Beat, A Rhythm, Some Chord Changes, And A Melody, A Vocal Melody - If It Works With That, Then I Feel It's Written And There's Something There. So I Intentionally Don't Get Involved With Arranging Stuff Or Fussing Over The Sounds And The Edits And The Beats Too Much, At Least Not In The Beginning, Because I Feel Like Then You Can Fool Yourself That You've Got Something There, When You Might Not.

My Favorite Time Of Day Is To Get Up And Eat Leftovers From Dinner, Especially Spicy Food.