![]() This thing about changing fundamentally the way we look at life, the way we look at other people. So the lyrics to that song were really his kind of idea which I had imbibed. I used to read his books constantly at the time. ![]() He had his very individual philosophy, but it was basically a Buddhist approach to life. And also there was a particular Indian spiritual teacher called (Jiddu) Krishnamurti. "At the time, I was very into Buddhist philosophy. ![]() Warren also said the simple lyrics concealed big ideas. I got straight down to writing the words. I think the whole tune was written in about ten minutes. And everything just sort of happened very easily, effortlessly from that. Just one that chord, which is C-sharp minor seventh. "So that's when I started playing the piano intro. "I'd been toying with the idea that it'd be great if I could just come up with a Transatlantic rock ballad, something that would appeal to the States, to the Americans as well as English listeners," he said. In Jim Beviglia's book Playing Back The 80s: A Decade Of Unstoppable Hits, Korgis' frontman James Warren explained the impetus for "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime."
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