In 2006 whilst on a relatively rare appearance outside Los Angeles, Greg Kot & Jim DeRogatis of SoundOpinions interviewed Jon Brion. The Full Show • Interview with Jon starts at ~ 20 minutes in. See also the Footnotes. TL;DR edited version: An illustrated YouTube excerpt of Songs vs. Performances
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Cross Bones Style • Cat Power
Inspiration for the song is said to be from Chan’s visit to South Africa where she met children orphaned by the diamond trade. However, she didn’t write the song until later. From Wikipedia (emphasis mine): Marshall wrote “Cross Bones Style,” along with five other songs from Moon Pix, one night in the fall of 1997, after awaking from a hallucinatory nightmare while alone… Continue reading Cross Bones Style • Cat Power
