Sometimes it’s a sign.
I’m not superstitious, but sometimes things just happen and you’re forced to route around the damage in order to get work done.
For example, I’d hurt my right hand when making Girls Aliens Food and didn’t want to use it playing the piano.
But I still wanted to write songs.
So “Effortlessly” was written with my left hand:
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You can hear it in how the piano part is written — it’s heavily dependent on the left hand. ‘Cuz that’s all I had to work with at the time.
Many people have told me that “Effortlessly” is their favorite track on that album. I’m glad I didn’t hold off on writing songs that night.
When life happens, take the alternate route.
