Writing music for the band leads to writing a speech for the post-march rally at Gloucester's Shire Hall.
Alphabet leads to writing which leads to a code of laws which leads to literacy which enables the civilization to develop a Great Library, ownership of which gives the lucky civilization any advance developed by at least two competing civilizations.
"I thought I had been led to write about John Clare because of my interest in literature and the environment.
It led to writing nonfiction.
The book led to writing assignments for Esquire, Harper's, Rolling Stone, and other magazines.
That led to writing and rewriting projects ("Angie," uncredited work on "Zoolander," among others).
B.B.: Is there a particular character or memory that led to writing "Ancient Anecdotage"?
Then I graduated to screaming, and eventually that led to writing actual lyrics".
She was, at first, a college football fan, a passion that led to writing "Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A".
The success of "Mother Machree" which Chauncey Olcott helped him with, led to writing other Irish airs.
