You’ve probably noticed that great songwriters, when being interviewed about what they do, often talk about old songs. They’ll talk about the songs of their youth, and sometimes even further back. If you’re writing songs that you hope are on the cutting edge, songs that you hope sound fresh, new and innovative, it begs the question: […]
If you visit any of the many online songwriting forums, you’ll know that the most common comment/question you’ll find is some variation on “What do you think of my new song?” Who do you ask when you need help with a song? The songwriters asking for online opinions tend to be newbies who are genuinely wondering […]
What metric do you use to measure your songwriting success? Is it money? The size of your fanbase? Your own personal sense of musical satisfaction? For me, it’s all about satisfying my musical soul. The music I write needs to be expressing some part of my innermost being. Not to be too corny about it, […]
Get “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and receive “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro” free. More.. ___________ Musicians, whether performers or songwriters, have a challenge that never goes away: addressing the predictability/innovation paradox. The paradox: all songs contain things a listener expects to hear, contrasted with things that are original and, to […]
by Gary Ewer, from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: When you make it big like Michael Jackson has, it makes you wonder what can possibly be in it for him to come back for one more series of live concerts? But, except for the weirdness, he may be living the life many performers want […]
