Re: explanation
Kayllie@aol.com
Fri, 03 Jul 1998 09:18:23 -0400 (EDT)
I recently read an interview that Courtney Love did of Stevie Nicks where she
asks her what "Gold Dust Woman", a song Stevie wrote, was about. At first
Stevie tried to explain what she thought is was about (mostly cocaine) and
then Courtney chimed in with what her interpretation was. After hearing
Courtney's ideas, Stevie threw up her hands and admitted she wasn't sure
*what* the song was really about, that it couldn't just be about cocaine. And
she wrote the song!
So, I think that while writers certainly do have interesting insights into
their own work, we readers cannot take any explanation of what they meant as
the be-all end-all, conversation stopping gospel. Because the truth is,
sometimes, even the writer isn't sure what he meant.
Peggy