“Do you have to be depressed to write a sad song? Do you have to be in...” – William Miller, Almost Famous ... Movie Quotes Database

William Miller

Do you have to be depressed to write a sad song? Do you have to be in love to write a love song? Is a song better when it really happened to you? Like "Love Thing," where did you write that and who was it about?

Russell Hammond

When did you get so professional?

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