All Songs Considered Why Wilco's Jeff Tweedy still finds joy in troubled times
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Sep 23, 2025 Jeff Tweedy, the frontman of Wilco and an acclaimed songwriter, shares insights about his new triple solo album, Twilight Override. He explores themes of life, loss, and joy, emphasizing how music helps articulate what words often cannot. Tweedy touches on the emotional weight of songs like 'One Tiny Flower,' reflecting on mortality and childhood fears. He also discusses revisiting his youth through 'Parking Lot' and finding beauty in small moments. Ultimately, he champions the pursuit of joy amidst life's challenges.
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Music As Antidote To Overwhelm
- Twilight Override is Jeff Tweedy's musical pushback against a heavy world, using songs to open his heart and let go of heaviness.
- The triple album frames life’s fragility, wonder, and simple pleasures across many perspectives.
The Dark Origin Of "One Tiny Flower"
- "One Tiny Flower" began as an improvised poem set to flexible music and was edited from varied performances.
- Tweedy envisioned the song as a man falling and life flashing before his eyes, not just a whimsical skip over a flower.
Beauty At The Border Of Light And Dark
- Tweedy says beauty lives where light and dark meet, like twilight, and humans are drawn to that blurry boundary.
- He uses that space musically to let beauty emerge from contradictory emotions.