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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

I don’t envy anybody trying to start a career right. There really is no music business left, in a lot of ways.
AIMEE MANN

Business Career Envy Left Lot Music Really Right Trying Way
One of the things I’ve really gotten past in the last couple of years is the idea of being made uncomfortable by the way things appear, rather than how things are.
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Appear Couple Gotten Idea Last Made One Past Thing Uncomfortable Year
The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming.
AIMEE MANN

Always Coming Knock never One Out Punch
It’s in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I’ll write it down in case it comes up again, I’ll be certain to avoid it.
AIMEE MANN

Again Avoid Case Come Dictionary Down Find Up Writing
I wanted to try to write songs on the piano to get a different flavor.
AIMEE MANN

Different Flavor Piano Song Want Writing
Clearly in this business you have to contend with a lot of that.
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Business Clearly Content Lot
The king of the jailhouse and the queen of the road think sharing the burden will lighten the load.
AIMEE MANN

Jailhouse King Lighten Load Queen Road Share Think Thinking
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
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
I’m really into boxing. I go to a gym and I’m friends with a trainer who’s a pretty famous boxing trainer and I train with him.
AIMEE MANN

Boxing Famous Friend Gym Realy Train Trainer
And if that’s your sole motivation, it’s going to reflect that narcissistic greed and you’re going to hear it in the music.
AIMEE MANN

Going Greed Hear Motivation Music Reflect Sole
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
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
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
You get into the cadence in your mind, and it’s hard to make the kind of left turn that you probably need to keep it really interesting.
AIMEE MANN

Cadence Interest Keep Left Make Mind Need Probably Real Turn
I don’t consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.
AIMEE MANN

Consider Great Least Myself Proof Think Writer

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.

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