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may his memory be a blessing.
“I gotta say, there’s no better feeling than having a killer song in your pocket, and you’re the only one in the world who’s heard it.” - @JohnPrineMusic https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/
“...if you mess around, the song is liable to pass you by.” - John Prine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html
Two years ago @StephenAtHome recorded this duet with @JohnPrineMusic for the internet “unless something happens and we have to cheer up the world...” It aired on #LSSC last week after the world learned John Prine was in ICU on a ventilator.
“Make sure you write something you like," @JohnPrineMusic told @johndickerson. “‘Cause the worst thing that could happen is it becomes a hit, and everywhere you go, and every day of your life you'll be expected to sing that song…” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-prine-decades-into-his-legendary-career-has-never-been-more-popular/
>>He hadn't been well, off and on, for many years, but he also seemed oddly indestructible. Everyone's love and need for his presence wove protection around him. But we are living in a time when no concept of protection seems adequate.<< @annkpowers https://www.npr.org/2020/04/07/823700634/john-prines-songs-saw-the-whole-of-us
https://twitter.com/stefanfatsis/status/1247712051432230912?s=21 https://twitter.com/stefanfatsis/status/1247712051432230912
Stories about the storyteller (The t-shirt at the top of this thread is from the @BitterSouth general store.) https://twitter.com/bittersouth/status/1247752054400901121?s=21 https://twitter.com/bittersouth/status/1247752054400901121
