[Goat Mick]

Prine is one of the songwriters I admire the most. He can create heart wrenching masterpieces like Sam Stone and Hello In There and then do something like Dear Abbey or The Other Side Of Town. And he never takes himself too seriously, he's just having fun and telling stories that need to be told. Too often as songwriters we feel like everything we create has to be deep and meaningful and tug at the heart strings but really we just need to talk to people. They like to laugh more than they like to cry. Tell stories that need to be told but also remember that you gotta lift people up and lighten their load too. John Prine is the master of that. Such a talent.