John Prine: 'Things were going so good, I was afraid to screw it up with a new record'

The singer-songwriter’s career has spanned almost 50 years. In his first album since 2005, Prine gets reflective and romantic while avoiding any mention of the presidentJohn Prine was sitting in a boat in the middle of a river when he realized he had an idea for a song.The idea came the way ideas usually come for Prine: by listening. This time, he was listening to his fishing buddy, John Earl, a former guitar tech for the Everly Brothers, tell him a story about growing up in Norfolk, Nebr...

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