Randy Newman Interview

I know you're a Randy Newman fan and so I do sometimes wonder especially with your comedy background as well. To what extent are you being literal on some of these songs and to what extent is it tongue in cheek and that sort of thing? Well I mean literal is a tough word there's certain liberties we all take as storytellers that are not necessarily fully autobiographical. These are thoughts and feelings and perspectives that I'm having as me. They're turned up a bit for dramatic effect and represent a moment in time in my life. they're means for me to get things out of my head and then they exist in the world which is very weird. Yeah he's still high on