'Hound Dog' took like twelve minutes. That's not a complicated piece of work. But the rhyme scheme was difficult. Also the metric structure of the music was not easy. 'Kansas City' was maybe eight minutes, if that. Writing the early blues was spontaneous. You can hear the energy in the work.
“I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films.”
“Yes, I'm very close to my family. And being that close to your family, I think you also struggle with how to become your own person.”