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"I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?"

Jim Capaldi, British Musician

Idea, Living, Lying, Now

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"I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?"

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"But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics."

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"After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together."

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"You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up."

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"We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music."

"So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong."

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