More so than most male singers, Vernon, who minored in women’s studies in college, acknowledges the influence of female performers: the Indigo Girls, Rickie Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt (for whom he would desperately like to produce an album). It also helped him become comfortable with inserting a range of emotions into his songs.
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(Art: Eric Uhlir)