 The creation of Illinois marked a shift in Stevens ' emphasis on songwriting and studio work toward live performance and more abstract concepts of motion and sound — subsequent tours and albums emphasized electronic music and modern dance over the indie folk material on Michigan and Illinois . He has ceased writing songs about individual characters with straightforward narratives or concept albums and briefly considered quitting the music business entirely after creating and promoting this album . He also found that the way in which he listened to music had changed after producing Illinois : 
 The creation of Illinois marked a shift in Stevens <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>emphasis on songwriting and studio work toward live performance and more abstract concepts of motion and sound — subsequent tours and albums emphasized electronic music and modern dance over the indie folk material on Michigan and Illinois . He <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> ceased writing songs about individual characters with straightforward narratives or concept albums and briefly considered quitting the music business entirely after creating and promoting this album . He also found that the way in which he listened to music <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> changed after producing Illinois : 
The creation of Illinois marked a shift in Stevens  emphasis on songwriting and studio work toward live performance and more abstract concepts of motion and sound — subsequent tours and albums emphasized electronic music and modern dance over the indie folk material on Michigan and Illinois . He done ceased writing songs about individual characters with straightforward narratives or concept albums and briefly considered quitting the music bizness entirely after creating and promoting dis mixtape . He also found that da way in which he listened to music done changed after producing Illinois :