Around here we play fiddle tunes 'til we get 'em right and almost don't have the patience to pause before we start the next one that the first one inspired. It sounds obsessive because it is. I think the ego in that is hugh.

I can't help but think the singer is (or can be) more about the periphery and less about the ego. I'm ga ga over Getaway because for me, it's an all-song experience by choice.

I like to be immersed in the method at hand if I'm playing or singing for my own satisfaction. I think variety is important to the audience though.