"We have seperated art from process into product" - Julia Cameron
Its amazing what we tell ourselves about ourselves. This is no good, that is no good, this song is not a hit, I have nothing to say, I dont know what to write about, my life is dull and boring and so on and so forth. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
How are we expected to write songs with all that going on? What we need to do is to give ourselves permission to create but how do we do that?
Archive for September of 2004
Songwriting Tip - Give Yourself Permission To Write
September 29, 2004Songwriting Tip - What To Do With It
September 25, 2004"Ok, so I've written a song, now what?"
I get this question all the time from songwriters who are just starting out and my answer is the same for everyone one of them. I just ask them why do they write? Knowing why you do things requires a plan, and having a that plan takes the guesswork out of your burgeoning songwriting career.
Songwriting Tip - There Are No Rules
September 22, 2004Rules are meant to be broken, aren't they?
In songwriting there are exceptions to every pretty much every rule you can think of. As soon as you have a formula happening with your own writing something else comes along that blows the theory out of the water.
Songwriting Tip - Never Trust Your Memory
September 13, 2004
The songwriting process is all about the flow of ideas.
Its important to realise that the more you write, the more you will want to write and then the more you will have to write. Once you get the momentum going it can be hard to stop even if you want to, but why would you want to do that?
Its important to realise that the more you write, the more you will want to write and then the more you will have to write. Once you get the momentum going it can be hard to stop even if you want to, but why would you want to do that?
Songwriting Resources - What Is Out There?
September 08, 2004You don't have to do this songwriting thing alone you know.
Songwriting Tip - Collaboration With Other Songwriters
September 01, 2004
Two (or more) heads are better than one sometimes.
Writing songs doesnt have to be something that you do by yourself. Some of the greatest songs were written by collaborators.
Examples of these songwriting teams are Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Hal David/Burt Bacharach, Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Mick Jagger/Keith Richards and lets not forget John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Writing songs doesnt have to be something that you do by yourself. Some of the greatest songs were written by collaborators.
Examples of these songwriting teams are Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Hal David/Burt Bacharach, Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Mick Jagger/Keith Richards and lets not forget John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
