I used to write a song a day on my old Martin guitar, now I just watch the cows walk by and wonder if I'm even a musician anymore. Mom died last month, finally — is that why I just feel… EMPTY?
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It feels almost like a betrayal of who I am, or who I *was* — this empty well where the music used to live, and I just… don't know how to fill it back up, not when I'm so damn tired all the time. …

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