John Prine

It has been 30 years since John Prine left Chicago to move to Nashville, Tn.
I wondered if Prine's songwriting had changed now that he has spent almost half his life in Music City. He's seen the Nashville commercial landscape change from Kenny Rogers to Garth Brooks to whatever that pop sound is today.
"Actually my songwriting changed right after the second record (1972's "Diamonds in the Rough")," Prine said. "So much stuff happened in such a short time that it's hard for me to remember that guy.
"I remember all the friends I had and the stuff I did, but to remember the guy that sat in this room and wrote those songs..." and Prine's voice drifted off into another place..........