“It’s gonna sound like a negative, but as a woman in America, like, nobody really gave a shit what I was doing? … Well, they don’t care anyway, so I guess I can do whatever I want. So that’s what I’m going to do… If I’m that unimportant—HOLY… the possibilities.”

-Neko Case, in conversation with Roseanne Cash

If no one’s paying that much attention, why not do whatever you want?

You can watch the entire conversation, mostly about songwriting, here. Roseanne Cash, of course, is the daughter of Johnny Cash.

And while we’re here, can I share my favorite Neko Case song? It was the first song Neko Case ever wrote as a solo artist, and it’s… amazing. Is it country? You be the judge. It’s called, hey, “Favorite.”

One more thing: I got to interview Neko Case about her wonderful memoir for Chicago Review of Books; the interview is here, if you’d like to take a look.