I was working on several states simultaneously. The tone of the music for Illinois seemed much more exciting and challenging to me. The music itself seemed to evoke a very big character.
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I don't want to compromise the personal narrative for the overarching abstract generalizations about the United States as a whole, ... That's a real conflict in my vision. I think sometimes Illinois is a little unbalanced, where its affiliation with Illinois historically is compromised for the sake of the stories. And I think it's better to do that, anyway. I'm more comfortable with storytelling than I am with history or politics.Sufjan Stevens
The heartbreaking Casimir Pulaski Day ... On the first of March on the holiday I thought I saw you breathing.
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Everyone seems really concerned for me now about the prospect. They use this word 'daunting' all the time.
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I do wonder if people aren't just interested in music that has meaning, ... Because there's been an exhaustion through forms and genres, like rock and electronica, doing away with melodies, and I think maybe we're always interested in songs - folk songs, hymns, whatever. Patriotic songs with strong melodies. It's the basis of what I'm doing, just focusing on traditional songwriting.
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Or the 4-H Club.
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So I'm a little worried about that though I know I don't have to worry about these things in the way, I don't know, that Cher has to worry about it.
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