| Sumario: | Jonathan Coulton quit his job as a computer programmer to start posting quirky compositions on his Web site, spawning a cottage industry and gaining a cult following of hundreds of thousands of fans. He hit the big time in 2005, when he embarked on “Thing a Week,” writing, recording, and releasing 52 songs from his home in Brooklyn over the course of a year. Ranging from such diverse topics as excitement about a pizza party to the despair of a madman who has fallen in love with a woman, Coulton's songs achieve musical sophistication and heartfelt sincerity. In an interview, he discusses such topics as his “forced march” to creativity, whether he views himself as a tragicomic hero in life, and how having a child changed his life.
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