Tony Dekker has had the right posture from the beginning. Of course, it probably helped that he was never trying in the first place. The central figure of Great Lake Swimmers has made a career in the music industry for more than two decades now, but as Dekker tells the story, that first self-titled record was never intended to be anything more than a personal passion project—to be heard by family and friends.

Steven Tracey on the surprising echoes between roles and real life
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata on the creative power in all of us
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Suzanne Vega on the lifelong work of finding her voice
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