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The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.

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Dar Williams
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 19
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Mount Kisco
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Guiding the ship takes more the your skill. It is the compass inside as the strength of your will.
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I came out of that and said I don't want to go back to feeling depressed. So I asked myself, what can I be optimistic about, in terms of the course of the planet? And I discovered there was no end to the optimism I felt.
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The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.
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I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.
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If you're lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.
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Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.
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And the ones that know you so well are the ones that can swallow you whole.
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Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
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I went from having three little jobs that I strung together to being on the road full-time having some savings that my managers told me to spend. You fly all over the country opening for these other people. You pay a publicist to get some press while you're establishing yourself and you will be solvent in this career forevermore.
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There's always people who came 600 miles to hear the song you didn't play.
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It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own.
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