With all the touring the band has been doing over the past several years, Potter has completed a large number of songs that haven’t made it onto an album yet. “I am always writing. I like writing without thinking about where it’s going to go. We probably have 30 or more songs that are in various states and aren’t on one of our albums. Some are done, some are in pieces, and some are just plain bad,†she chuckled. “They are my little orphan songs.â€
Those “orphan songs†may be on their own for now but they were born by a good mother who counts among her primary influences The Godfather of Grunge. “Neil Young has been a huge influence on me. Even back when I was doing solo gigs on my tinkery little piano in a coffee house I was playing ‘Old Man’ and songs from Harvest. As the band grew, I got way more into the Crazy Horse stuff and got very excited about the idea that there is a way to be dynamic and tasteful and still really hard edged. I love the line that Neil walks between nervous breakdown and total consciousness. That’s been my mantra in writing songs. I try to keep that balance at all times.â€
from an article by Timothy Dwenger.
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Kired 07.01.08 at 3:59 am
She may live in the Shire but she ain’t no hobbit. More of a Rivendell elf, I’d say. BTW, you gotta love a woman, who’s that f’n talented and (let’s face it) pretty, that can talk about LOTR in the first place. Oh wait, I married one! She’s a visual artist instead of performing, but still lucky me.
shaun 07.01.08 at 7:07 pm
K. Cortez. A great site dedicated to a great band. Thanks for popping in on our side of things at cvillemuse!
toofarnorth 07.02.08 at 10:33 pm
““I am always writing. I like writing without thinking about where it’s going to go. ”
Love that !
SamandPatty 07.20.08 at 7:44 pm
itsuck!, to hot people dropping like flys, drunk photogs, never again.