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I can't remember if it was Ed or Neil Young that said.......

circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
edited September 2012 in Other Music
....... a song is like a fish, some you are fortunate to catch. I don't remember the way it was worded, but it was as if the song is already there, and as a songwriter he tries to "catch" it, like the songs that just "come to you" or whatever.

I'm trying to remember who said it, it was either Ed or Neil Young. I think Neil came up with it, but Ed spoke about in in an interview or something, but I can't remember for sure.

Anyone remember this?
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,548
    Not sure about the Ed or Neil quote but I remember Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody) once said:

    “Song-writing's just kinda like catching fish. You sit there and pull them out as they go by - though I think Bob Dylan's up stream from me somewhere.”
    “Do not postpone happiness”
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  • circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
    bump
  • circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
    one last bump
  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    Cool idea + keeping it bumped to see if anyone knows more. :)
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