The ShanMonster vs. semsem [Thursday, November 23, 2000]

semsem: this message will effect ur monitor suddenly ... and u'll find ur self confused how 2 deal with it ... ignore or replay it !!!! i advice u not 2 ignore it before u trying chating with me o(^-^)o

ShanMonster: When did books start influencing your songwriting and music? I remember as early as 1978, when I saw you in concert, you mentioned Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, and you dedicated a song to him.

semsem: :)))))))))

ShanMonster: I find it interesting that you're influenced a lot by movies -you said you're more influenced by movies and books than music. In the liner notes of The Ghost of Tom Joad you credited both the John Ford film and the book The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.

semsem: that mean ignore or accept ...

ShanMonster: Where did you draw your musical influences in your earlier writing as compared with this last album?

semsem: in my car while driving ..:))

ShanMonster: I notice that you talk about "writing" and not "songwriting." Do you sit down and write lyrics and then look for music?

semsem: no..actualy i write lyrics with my hand in the same time i put the music with my mouth and my ears .. both of writing and music in one line ...

ShanMonster: While your previous albums might all come from personal experience-from the people and places you grew up with in New Jersey and elsewhere-you seem to have started writing more about other people and topics now, Mexican immigrants, for instance, in songs like "Sinaloa Cowboys." With that song, I remember you said in concert that it started out when you met a couple of Mexican brothers in the desert once when you were traveling.

semsem: sorry i'll be away 4 few min ...

ShanMonster: I'll cope.

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