Silver Jews - David Berman interview - Lookout Mountain - June 2008

This interview was for a Synthesis feature in June of 2008, shortly after David and the Jews had arrived home from a stint in Europe in support of Lookout Mountain. Here he details, among other things, the lyrical meaning and inspirations for Lookout Mountain cuts like “Suffering Jukebox,” “Candy Jail” and “San Francisco B.C.,” his views on the differences and similarities in poetry and songwriting, and what it means to represent Nashville.