John Caramonica

La boo boo.

That feels new to me.

It's nice to have the social aspect.

Right now, the Iranian state media is telling the people of Iran that the Ayatollah has been killed.

If you couldn't tell, that is Mariah Carey.

I'm John Caramonica, one of the critics behind the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project.

We interviewed some of the songwriters on our list, including Taylor Swift, who hasn't sat for a video like this in a long time.

These are not ordinary conversations.

You're going to watch these videos and learn about intimate approaches to craft in ways that you rarely have access to.

Okay, Jay-Z's teenage notebooks.

I need to see those.

Watch all the video interviews for free and check out the entire 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project at nytimes.com slash 30greatest or in the app.

And let us know if you agree with our picks.

I bet you won't.

Increasingly, the court has turned to this shadow docket.

If you couldn't tell, that is Mariah Carey.

I'm John Caramonica, one of the critics behind the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project.

We interviewed some of the songwriters on our list, including Taylor Swift, who hasn't sat for a video like this in a long time.

These are not ordinary conversations.

You're going to watch these videos and learn about intimate approaches to craft in ways that you rarely have access to.