Show Notes
Margaret Glaspy joins Playback Sessions for an honest, wide-ranging conversation about making music by accident, the creative power of letting go of the plan, and what it feels like to learn how to write songs all over again.
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📍 Chapters: 0:00 — Intro 2:36 — James Bay, Madison Cunningham & Norah Jones Just Showed Up 4:01 — Too Shy to Ask Anyone — What This Album Changed 6:42 — "Play It Like a Funeral" — The Take That Made the Record 9:25 — How She Chose the Songs (Pure Stream of Consciousness) 12:34 — Jesus, Etc. — Why She Asked Norah Jones 15:52 — Jeff Tweedy Heard the Cover and Cried 18:59 — East Coast vs. West Coast — What the Studios Say About Us 26:15 — How Making Covers Rewired Her Songwriting 29:33 — The Album Title — Found in the Library of Congress 34:16 — Her Writing Process: More Prolific Than Ever 42:07 — What Actually Blocks Her From Finishing Songs 43:01 — The 15-Minute Rule That Changed Everything 46:14 — Straight to the Typewriter — Her Daily Creative Ritual 50:23 — What's Coming: New Record, Touring, Joe Henry 53:20 — "I Feel Like I'm Learning to Write Songs Right Now" 54:11 — Where to Find Margaret Glaspy
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🎥 Host: Spencer Handley 🔥Guest: Margaret Glaspy Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley
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