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Knowing record labels and knowing the kinds of things they would object to-they just object to everything that’s interesting.

Aimee Mann

When I grew up in the ’70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn’t think you had a choice.
AIMEE MANN

Almost Choice Drug Grew Seventies Take Think Thought
I wanted to try to write songs on the piano to get a different flavor.
AIMEE MANN

Different Flavor Piano Song Want Writing
Better take the keys and drive forever. Staying won’t put these futures back together.
AIMEE MANN

Back Better Drive Forever Future Keys Perfect Staying Together Zero
In the ’70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn’t really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed.
AIMEE MANN

Drug Everybody Good People Recovery Think Thought Time
The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming.
AIMEE MANN

Always Coming Knock never One Out Punch
It’s easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.
AIMEE MANN

Control Describe Easy Horrible Life Own Shame
The moth don’t care when he sees the flame He might get burned, but he’s in the game And once he’s in, he can’t go back He’ll beat his wings till he burns them black.
AIMEE MANN

Back Black Burn Care Flame Game Moth Once Real See Wing
If you’re an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it’s hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity.
AIMEE MANN

Artist Deal Distribution Entity Label Own Record Sign Trying
Nightly you retrace your steps again to return to the scene of the crime. It’s uncanny how you hover in the air of the wreckage that you left behind.
AIMEE MANN

Again Air Crime Nightly Retrace Return Scene Step
All that I need now is someone with the brains and the know-how to tell me what I want.
AIMEE MANN

Brain Know Need Someone Tell Want
You drew a bird that was here, a kind of sweet chanticleer. But with a terrible fear that the cage couldn’t tame
AIMEE MANN

Bird Cage Fear Sweet Tame Terrible
They want to sign distribution deals with labels, who have lots of product, lots of artists.
AIMEE MANN

Artist Deal Distribution Label Lot Product Sign Want
But I can’t confront the doubts I have. I can’t admit that maybe the past was bad, and so, for the sake of momentum I’m condemning the future to death so it can match the past.
AIMEE MANN

Admit Bad Confront Doubt Maybe Momentum Past Sake
I think, to be happy is to be interested and engaged.
AIMEE MANN

Engage Happy Interest Think
At a major label you can start to feel that you’re working for them, and that any work you do, you’re never going to see any benefit.
AIMEE MANN

Benefit Feel Label Major Start Work Working
I did it when I was young, and some of the music was OK, but it wasn’t great.
AIMEE MANN

Great Music OK Some Young

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