![]() I’m fascinated by this essential truth that there are only a limited number of experiences as humans. It’s not something I set out to do, but that’s the space that inspires me. Can you talk a little bit about the way looking backward is important to moving forward in your work? Themes of regret and a quality of the haunted are frequent visitors, which is one of the reasons I respond so deeply to the work. Koryta: In “And It’s Such a Drag” you sing, “Now you talk about the past like it was just some waiting room.” I feel-and maybe I’m miles off here-that a lot of your songwriting is driven by consideration of how you ended up where you are at the time pen is hitting paper. So as long as the songs keep coming, I’ll keep feeling like a phoenix in some fashion about once a year. ![]() It does it for me, so I assume it will do it for some others. Those songs lift me above any trials or nagging doubts I may be under, or feel have accumulated. Every few miles I sit down by the side of the metaphorical road and write 10 or 12 songs. I move through my life as honestly as I can. There’s a lot of conflict in just being human-so much beauty and disappointment. But the great work comes from really inhabiting life. Cohen said I spend most of my time living, experiencing, observing, thinking, feeling and probably drinking a little too much coffee or tequila sometimes. Creativity and genuine inspiration illuminate something. As you know, it’s not digging ditches in the desert. This first question alone is demanding with that intimate knowledge of just how hard the good work can be. You’re an artist as well, so it will be interesting to see how far in we’ll go here. Matthew Ryan: First off, I wanna say how cool it is to do this with you Michael. What keeps your energy up, what recharges you, pushes you on toward a new album with the same passion and love you felt for the first and the fifth? Even in that scenario, though, producing consistently good work is a grind. A long road, a lot of great work, a lot of different directions. Michael Koryta: In The Dusk of Everything is your 14th album. It’s a very cool arts mag with great features on everything from music and film to books. I’d encourage you to check out both his new album, “In the Dusk of Everything” and Paste magazine, if you haven’t already. Ryan’s lyrics from “Return to Me” serve as the epigraph for The Prophet, and his music has been a consistent part of the writing soundtrack for years. I had the enormous of pleasure of chatting with Matthew Ryan in an interview for Paste magazine.
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