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First, thank you. As far as Ted Hutt goes, where do I even start? He’s an absolute inspira- tion and a joy to work with. Ted seems to care most about mu- sic that comes from the heart and nowhere else. Whenever I’ve worked with Ted, he’s al- ways said, ‘Brian, do what you love and run with that as much as you can.’ That’s what I did on both of those records. He inspires me to be my best me, and that is what I feel he brings out in me whenever I work with him. I see our partnership last- ing for many years to come. My favorite track on ‘Sleep- walkers’ is ‘Watson.’ What in- spired that song? Well, all of ‘Sleepwalkers’ was inspired directly by my imme- diate life: My love, my fear, my questions. ‘Watson’ was inspired by my wife and where she came from. She’s from London and that’s a fantastic mystery to me. I’m from New Jersey, and London is a world away from Watch Brian Fallon perform “Watson” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 46 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 41