I wonder what category of songwriter Nick Drake would fall into. From what little I’ve read he struggled immensely with depression and disappointment upon pouring himself into his jewel-like songs. Songwriting as therapy or maybe anti-therapy, if that’s a thing? Anyone who listens to his songs can almost taste the melancholy.
Thanks Josh. I expect he would fall into the same over-confessional category as Amy (and Kurt, and a few others). There was a great interview with his producer Joe Boyd on the same show I reference above, Rockonteurs, not long back. Joe also worked with Syd Barrett and Sandy Denny, so he went through the wars! Who else would we put in this category, I wonder. Any other suggestions?
I wonder what category of songwriter Nick Drake would fall into. From what little I’ve read he struggled immensely with depression and disappointment upon pouring himself into his jewel-like songs. Songwriting as therapy or maybe anti-therapy, if that’s a thing? Anyone who listens to his songs can almost taste the melancholy.
Thanks Josh. I expect he would fall into the same over-confessional category as Amy (and Kurt, and a few others). There was a great interview with his producer Joe Boyd on the same show I reference above, Rockonteurs, not long back. Joe also worked with Syd Barrett and Sandy Denny, so he went through the wars! Who else would we put in this category, I wonder. Any other suggestions?
I loved that Rockonteurs interview with Jimmy Webb - I could have listened to another hour of it, easily.
I know. Sounded like Jimmy could have talked for another hour or more quite easily too!