"It was a pretty interesting conversation," Mr. MacKaye said, "because they were coming at it from a constructive place of what punk rock was about, which is to figure out who you are.
"One evening my father asked me what the book was about, which was a strange question when he knew I was writing about Ella, and I said, 'I think it is a book about bereavement'".
… But I think the show ultimately betrayed what it was about, which was that women don't ultimately find happiness from marriage," he continued.
"I think the show ultimately betrayed what it was about, which was that women don't ultimately find happiness from marriage," Star said.
"Whatever [the war] was about, which was never entirely explained, it hasn't worked out terribly well," said Freeman, "and in fact Iraq continues to evolve in ways that are, if not fatal to American interests, certainly negative".
It tackles lots of things about family and media, fame, addiction, but most importantly, it captures the very heart of what she was about, which is an amazing person and a true musical genius".
