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Originally Posted by sodascouts
I've always wondered if "Empire State" was inspired by his trip to New York to be the musical guest on SNL. Or is the timeline wrong for that?
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Seems like it's possible to me.
I think the NY music scene was more welcoming of New Wave and Punk than the LA scene initially was. As I recall, there was open hostility from some of the established L.A. bands, like the Eagles, toward the new musical movements emerging. Lindsey may have begun to feel a little out of place in LA given the direction his musical tastes had taken and NY probably seemed exciting and maybe more welcoming than his adopted home town at that point.