{"id":15033,"date":"2017-12-08T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=15033"},"modified":"2017-12-08T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T15:16:20","slug":"josh-ritter-its-more-fun-to-write-about-questions-i-dont-trust-answers-in-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/josh-ritter-its-more-fun-to-write-about-questions-i-dont-trust-answers-in-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Ritter: &#8216;It&#8217;s more fun to write about questions. I don&#8217;t trust answers in songs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.independent.co.uk\/s3fs-public\/thumbnails\/image\/2017\/12\/08\/12\/-josh-ritter-photobylaurawilson-landscape-color.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Agreed. It&#8217;s so much more fun to ask questions and see what people think the answer is. Making people think is more effective if you ask questions and let the answers be found, rather than dolling out &#8220;advice&#8221;. People trust answers they discover more than answers that are given to them.<br \/>\nGood songs should make you think, not tell you how to live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.pn\/2BjoZJR\">https:\/\/ind.pn\/2BjoZJR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agreed. It&#8217;s so much more fun to ask questions and see what people think the answer is. Making people think is more effective if you ask questions and let the answers be found, rather than dolling out &#8220;advice&#8221;. People trust answers they discover more than answers that are given to them. 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