Link to the Show / Show NotesSeattle Magazine recently named the band "Awesome" one of the top local bands of the decade. "Awesome" member John Ackermann says he's constantly inspired by his fellow musicians, who are so prolific that their creations often seem effortless. But for John creating new songs hasn't always been so easy. So on January 1, 2009, he made a resolution to write a song a day, no matter what, even when struck with illness, stress, broken glass and the overwhelming urge to quit. John Ackermann talks with KUOW's Jeremy Richards.

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