From Broken Heart to Billboard Queen

She released a simple statement: "The wedding has

ivacy to cry. I

was too far from the "downtown scene." The one he never mo

o write a sad song. I picked

sharp and clear. All the li

table at the Bluebird Cafe, the place where we fi

some advice." He sat her down at our table, and they talked about her influence

in agony. He said he twisted his ankle during a soundcheck. I dropped

nah. She took one look at the food I brought and said, "Stew?

ughed alon

ad believed his lies because I wanted to. I had l

ot, burning away all the love and hurt. I started to write. The lyrics came f