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read his songs like a book. ('celebrate his entire catalog' - )

he says every note, every word, it all has to be - "correct."
never through away any song.
told guy clark in hotel he wrote Marie that morning. then he went across the street and sang it that night (guy clark: remembered every word. I saw him do it.) they say this like not believable. ~? but that's how poems. every exact. you remember it because every word every note is the one that goes after that one and before the. (like necessity, as feeling.)

asked, late interview, do you have goals? he says - yes ... I want to make this new album. "all new songs", almost ready. oh. the sad, went to record album produced by sonic youth drummer, wld have been 1st major label release, he was in wheelchair, bad shape, they had to give up the sessions. went home, to the hospital, had had a broken hip for 8 days. surgery went fine, came home, jeanene says she made him a snack plate of apples, roast beef, sat him down. his son came in and his head was fallen back. 1997, age 52.
- - and - I have goals, you know. I'm a father, that's a goal in itself.
- my goal - my goal is to write songs so good - nobody understands them - not even me.