"Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging."
"I remember doing "As Cool As I Am" and Steve Miller, the producer, saying "I really hear a drum loop here. I want to play it for you." When I wrote it, I thought, "This isn't going to sound very folky. I don't think it's going to go with mandolins and banjos." Then he played the loop for me and it sounded right."
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Source: Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. November 3, 2016.
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