Robbie Fulks gets it

I don't like the "wise" voice in songwriting. I don't like the voice of experience and wisdom that a lot of people go for—and it bugs me, that self-romanticizing "I've been everywhere, listen and learn from me" shtick. I've tried to avoid it, but in doing so, I've come up with plenty of slight songs about cars or Susanna Hoffs or whatever.

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