Songwriting can be an act in character creation rather than truth telling

Function: The BIS is responsible for sensitivity to punishment, non-reward, and novel situations. It regulates avoidance behavior.
Emotional Responses: It is associated with feelings of anxiety, fear, and apprehension. When activated, it can lead to cautious or inhibited behavior.
Neurobiological Basis: The BIS is thought to involve brain regions such as the hippocampus and amygdala, which are associated with processing risk and fear.

Tom Waits and Bob Dylan create these characters and then refashioned themselves as whatever they’re trying to be.

You can do this too.

No one minds that Bob Dylan wasn’t really Bob Dylan in real life.

You can design yourself - you can make lots of them, like Bowie did. Even within a song.

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