![]() ![]() Care to share in more detail how your alter ego shapes you as a writer? I saw you mention an alter ego while browsing your ABOUT page. Can there be a perfect song for you in a particular moment? Absolutely. So, do I think there’s an inherently perfect song? Not really. We seek the songs that draw out the emotions we’re already feeling-songs that both justify our feelings, and commiserate with them. Instead, we go for the dark, gritty, devastating tracks. ![]() When we’re heartbroken, for example, we don’t usually gravitate toward songs about the exciting possibilities of a brand new love. It’s amazing how fully and intensely music can affect us, and yet it’s often because of the way certain songs or lyrics can speak to our present experience. ![]() ![]() There can be a perfect song to you-but even then, it will almost certainly come down to emotional context. Honestly, I don’t think so, because songs (and most art for that matter) are far too subjective. Currently, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their three-legged cat.ĭo you believe there is a “perfect” song out there? If yes, any advice on how to find it? She received her BFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and her MFA in Fiction from The New School. Sarah Nicole Smetana grew up in Orange, California, where she wrote songs, played in a few bands, and successfully pilfered all of her parents’ best vinyl records. ![]()
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