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Jason Isbell

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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How to Write a Song With a Groove

"Traffic and storms. That's all that's left of humanity," he says. "I would rather think maybe sometimes some 18-year-old white guy in a fraternity will be thinking about my way of thinking." The song was written right after the presidential election, when many artists were trying to come up with new material. He hopes his music can help people see their role in racial division or privilege.

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