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I can, and quite often do, go for months on end without picking up a guitar. I have always felt that the muse is a pure, childlike creativity that each of us possesses. In its innocence it is fearless; and you should be patient with it, and respect it. So, when a melody filters through and begins to tug on my sleeve and ask for my attention, I drop everything and I listen. In this way, every melody, every lyric, every song is a discovery, a gift. No other album represents this relationship with