A few years ago I
wrote a very short but somewhat inspired piece about how Robert Forster is a
better songwriter than Luke Haines simply because he can write a love song.
Taking the question
of love songs a bit further, I’d say there is a crucial difference between the
way songwriters approach it. Some think love is a good enough reason to write a song. Others treat love as merely a means to
say something else. Without any reservations whatsoever, and without even bothering
with a boring list of exceptions, I should say that it is the latter category
that I admire.
