Yeah, looking, going 'Ooh, you've got the wrong chord' or the 'sound is terrible'. I have to say to myself, 'Okay, you're here right now. This is amazing. Songwriting is on your own time. I wish I could go into a live performance feeling 'Oh, this is my time' but for some reason it's hard for me to get there.
Recording is like songwriting.
I feel like I'm more in control. Ultimately, Nina Gordon is living out her home truths as she discovers them. Kind of like us all. That's what makes her record something special. Honesty has its own power and the emotions revealed, even when they're sad or angry or bitter or confused, are tendered with a rare passion.