Cogs can think.

That’s it. I’m not gonna do it anymore. I quit. I’m done.

That, my friends, is the difference between a true artist, and a fake one. These are the exact words Fiona Apple told to Sony Music after they imposed a “one song at a time” policy on her during the recording of Extraordinary Machine. This policy entails that Fiona would have had to make one song, send it in to Sony, and then they would decide if they liked it enough to allow her [give her money] to make another one - and so on.

And Fiona basically just quit the whole thing. She didn’t want to make music this way. That’s why Extraordinary Machine took 7 years.

And that’s the intriguing thing about Fiona. She has said numerous times that she, in fact, doesn’t like to write songs. This may seem weird at first, but it all makes sense as soon as you actually start to examine her music and lyrics. Her songs are mostly sad or angry - and always, very emotional. The reason she doesn’t like writing music is because she actually goes through the emotions she’s singing about. And trust me - you don’t want to go through the stuff she sings about.

It’s definitely wise to watch some interviews on YouTube with Fiona. They really make you realise what an incredibly funny, intelligent, and, of course, extremely attractive woman she is.

She’s almost 30. That’s only, like, 7 years. Just saying.