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Originally Posted by RM
Didn't he also state somewhere that alcohol was the "fuel" for much of his songwriting ?
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yeah, a few times...for instance, check out about half way through the Elwood Glover interview...he responds in jest but there's likely a large degree of truth in there
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=19892
sounds like he would binge (24 hours to 3 weeks) in seclusion...apparently, these are the times (and touring) that took their toll on his family life
I love the 1967 Telescope footage (even if it's dramatized) of him popping up from bed at his old mansion and scoring ideas for Pussywillows...I love how he put those ideas 'away' by scoring them and making notes...I don't know if he had a reel to reel at the time as an alternative but I like that he used the traditional 'composer' approach
I hope all future interviews focus on his past creative process and leave the 2002 set back, booze and family topics on the back burner...they consume too much of the interview time, imo