Well, that's a good question, isn't it?

I don't think I ever really thought about it. For me, the spirit of the music, the spirit of sharing it with people, that's what's most important. There are some songs that mean something to me personally, and others that are simply a matter of storytelling. I certainly don't condone that Willie Taylor's jilted lover murdered him and his new girl, or that Lord Randall's paramour fed him poisoned eels, but I love to tell those stories.

I think this is something that's entirely up to the individual.