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You were out of tune.

You were flat.

'Cause I read on the Internet

that you used to play bass.

So, um, I think seeing

as we've got Violet

doing some guitar on this,

this should be a family affair.

I'm a producer

'cause I don't play bass, baby.

Yes, you are...

You got to do it.

You got to do it...

All right, all right.

Come in whenever you want, you know?

You can wait.

Just, you know, keep it simple.

- OK.

- You're gonna be great.

- I don't even know if I'm gonna play.

- Whatever.

If you feel like it, do it, OK?

You know, it's totally cool.

You know, but don't feel like

you have to overdo it

or prove anything.

These guys are serious musicians.

Guys, can we...

Sorry. Can we take five?

All right, lefs take five.

Five, not ten.

Hey.

I'm back in New York for a gig.

I got your singing message.

I have to see you.

Uh, call me.

Please call me.

- Turn down that motherfucking music!

- Give us three more minutes!

- I'm calling the cops!

- You're not calling the cops!

Oh my God!

Oh, Violet!

And now the police!

Come on, let's go.

- Hello.

- Congratulations.

Thank you. We should have

a toast right now.

- To your album?

- To our album.

- Really?

- All right. Don't get too excited.

- I'm just trying it out.

- OK.

Should we toast with that?

Goddamn, how do people drink that?

We're gonna play a game, OK?

We're gonna play a song

that is impossible to not dance to.

I defy you not to dance to this song.

This is good.

This is good!

You know you want to.

You know you want to!

You know you want to.

So where is it?

You know you want to.

You do, you do.

There it is!

There it is!

I'll see you.

I'm gonna give them a ride home.

- Cool.

- Good night.

Good night.

- Bye.

- Thank you for everything.

No, thank you for everything.

- See you.

- Bye!

- Good night, Gretta.

- Good night, Gretta.

It's gonna be awesome.

So, how was touring?

Touring was amazing,

grueling, punishing,

- inspiring.

- Did you find yourself?

I don't know.

You certainly found a beard, anyway.

Look at that thing.

Yeah.

It's... it's intense.

- It's big.

- Yeah.

Did Mim go with you?

On tour?

You want to go straight into this, then?

- Yeah?

- Are you...

are you the happiest couple ever?

Or did you... break up after a month

and she came back

to New York on a bus?

It was a train... actually.

I'm sorry.

I'm being a b*tch.

No. You're entitled.

So...

what have you been up to?

God...

It's... amazing, Gretta.

- Really?

- Totally.

Ambient sound, and... the city.

That's it?

No overdubs? Nothing?

No, no, no, it's just

the way you hear it.

- God, it's so great.

- Yeah.

- They're really offering you a deal?

- No... well, I don't know.

He has to play it to his

partner first. So we'll see.

I cannot believe

what he's done with your songs.

I know. He's amazing.

- You should get him to do your record.

- No, it's too late.

We just finished mastering

the record in LA.

I recorded in various

studios on the road.

- Wow. So, what's it called?

- "On the Road."

Oh.

Kind of like Kerouac.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

That's actually a

terrible album name.

No, I...

- I mean, it worked for him.

- No. it's bad.

- It's...

- I know that you know ifs bad, too.

No, I'm...

- you know...

- Anyway, would you like to go hear it?

- I would love to hear it.

- OK.

All right...

what do you think?

I think I need to listen to it again.

No. No, I want...

I want your immediate reaction.

- My immediate reaction?

- Mm-hmm.

OK, um...

I... I think that you've lost

the songs in the production.

You know?

I mean, OK, take Lost Stars."

I wrote it as a... as a ballad,

and... I don't know,

- it sounds like a piece of stadium pop.

- Ooh.

Yeah, but I wanted to

turn it into a hit.

- Why?

- Why?" What kind of question is that?

You're the writer.

You get sole writing credit on it.

- This is huge for you.

- Yeah, but, I mean,

you weren't supposed to lose the song

in it, you know? I mean, it's...

it's delicate.

I really... I just...

I think you should get it remixed.

Ah, but everyone loves it

when we do it. It's amazing.

You have to come see it live.

The reaction to it,

the energy in the room just changes.

Why are you so worried

about what other people think?

Ifs... it's our song.

It is, but, you know,

isn't that what music is about?

- It's about sharing it with people.

- No, not that song, Dave.

OK, well, good, then

who do we get to remix this?

Mim. Maybe you should

get Mim to remix it.

Really? OK, so this is obviously

not anything about the album.

You think?

Don't. Don't become this, like,

music biz couple, you know?

Arguing about our, um...

our albums.

The funny thing about this is that I'd

throw that f***ing record into the ocean

if we could just continue

this conversation right now.

This is what I want to

talk about. OK?

And if I could somehow

say something or do anything

that would undo

what I did to us, then...

just tell me what it is.

Help me.

Would you?

Would you throw it in the ocean?

Would you...

would you want me to?

No.

No, I just,

you know, I think...

I think everything's changed.

And I'm... I'm just

finding it a bit hard to adjust.

I know. It makes sense.

But we're just gonna have

to find a way to...

get through this,

get through this together.

When did you, like,

when did you realize that?

When you sang to me on my voice-mail.

I realized that nobody on Earth

in their right mind

would ever do anything remotely

like that, and... that killed me.

That crushed me.

You...

...completely won me over.

I wasn't trying to win you over,

I was trying to tell you to f*** off.

And I had. And...

...and now, you know, you've...

you've come back and...

...and you've opened the whole thing up

again, and I think, actually, I think...

I think I'm gonna have to go.

Um, take that.

I'm gonna go,

'cause it's all a bit much.

I hear you. Just...

...take your time.

I'm not going anywhere.

- You're gonna stay on the bench?

- Yes, I'm gonna live on this bench.

Uh-huh.

Come to the Gramercy.

On Saturday. Please.

Just hear the song.

I want you to see...

...h0w everyone's just falling

in love with what you created.

Please don't play it like that.

OK.

Well, look at you. A vision of

pure class. There's my daughter.

- No way.

- There it is.

- Is this it?

- Yeah.

- There you are.

- Yeah.

You look great.

Look how cool you are.

Can I keep this?

Show all my friends?

Hell, yeah.

That's what it's for, babe.

- Look at you. Hilarious.

- Why is that hilarious?

I just had no idea

you were that talented.

I mean, I just didn't know.

You're, like...

you're a real guitar player.

You got... you got some talent.

Seriously.

What, do you want me to

start a band now, and...?

Yeah. Let's start a band.

- Let's start a band"?

- Yeah. Why not?

I'll record you.

I'll produce you.

I like this idea.

- Do you?

- Yeah.

You all... motivated now?

It's a family business.

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