The release of Grant Lee Buffalo's debut album Fuzzy in '93 revealed the haunting voice, passionate lyricism and veritable genius of Grant Lee Phillips. Since dissolving the band in three years ago, he has recorded two devestatingly beautiful albums and here he talks to hotpress.com about his writing, his now-legendary shows in Dublin's Olympia and his reflections on the world.

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PART ONE How his songs have taken on an extra resonance since the events of September 11th

PART TWO How he's changed since the demise of Grant Lee Buffalo

PART THREE A step back into the limelight: how he's making more of asplash with his second solo album

PART FOUR Try a little tenderness - why his angry energy coexists nicely with the gentle emotion in his songs

PART FIVE A point of departure - why he finds writing film scores is easier than writing an album from scratch