Fiona Apple, last night at the Midland

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Earlier this week, the comedian Marc Maron posted a podcast with Fiona Apple that answered a few questions about her: Why she speaks so quickly and frantically, and — at least in part — what makes her so creative. Apple has been dealing with what seems to be a heavy, albeit managed, case of OCD for her entire life, which affects almost everything she does. Throughout the podcast, she was a little difficult to follow, her voice low and whispering one moment, then frenzied the next. You could see some of these qualities during her show last night at the Midland.

The few times that she directly addressed the crowd, she spoke manically and rapidly, wishing a band member happy birthday, or saying that she hoped that we were having fun. Her jumpy nature wasn’t surprising — what was surprising was that when she performs, she seems to center. There is utter control.