she is every woman. • 'We knew we could write decent songs, but then there are inspired songs. There are songs you don't even think you wrote because they're so good. There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like "You're All I Need to Get By," it just writes itself. I usually just start playing and he'd start singing, his words would fall down on the chords, I'd join in, and we'd find the harmonies, the hook. You don't talk or fix anything at first. You want to ride that mist as long as you can before you interrupt.' —Valerie Simpson

the book is forthcoming. by Danyel Smith. a history of black women in pop. from It Books/HarperCollins (2014). now writing. tumbling this stuff keeps me inspired, and keeps my brain sane.

'We knew we could write decent songs, but then there are inspired songs. There are songs you don't even think you wrote because they're so good. There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like "You're All I Need to Get By," it just writes itself. I usually just start playing and he'd start singing, his words would fall down on the chords, I'd join in, and we'd find the harmonies, the hook. You don't talk or fix anything at first. You want to ride that mist as long as you can before you interrupt.' —Valerie Simpson

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