311:. Fan website editor Russ Paris stated on his site that he believed that "most fans seem to consider Carter the inspiration for the song" with Browne given a couple hints through the years ". After announcing Carter's death during a concert on March 4, 2017, at Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, Browne played the song in tribute to her. Finally on April 22, 2017 Jackson Browne formally attributed the song to Carter at a concert at the Cummings Theatre in Manitoba, Canada stating "it's a song I wrote about her, there was a time that I was just crazy about her."
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