In the meantime, he has cut himself off from all the other ways in which lyrics can be used - most importantly, to create imaginative worlds in which characters, ideas, fantasies and illusions are invented and appreciated apart from our interest in the artist’s private life, per se. Ten years from now he may have accumulated enough personal data on which to base another as provocative. John Lennon was good for one great album based on musical direct address, Plastic Ono Band. To write about oneself literally, in the first person, presumes a more interesting personal life and philosophy than most rock lyricists possess. Everyone eventually winds up writing about themselves - the problem is finding the best way to go about it.
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