Dar Williams On Songwriting
Williams writes from personal experience, and many of her songs are based on people she grew up with. She doesn't force herself to write, which is an approach she learned in college when she decided that whatever she could do at any given time was enough. She prides herself on having songs that all came from some kind of inspiration.
Williams wants her music to be an "efficient career," something she can do her entire life. She strives to accomplish this by "continuously court your muse; to keep writing stuff that feels risky about things you believe in, that you're really feeling."
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