Reading time: 4 minutes Before we go any further, let’s recap some of the material I’ve covered from the workshop with Rhonda Carlson. In part 1 we established the importance of a specific backstory. This enables you to inhabit the story the song is already telling, and give it nuance and a personal connection.
EDIT: This was originally written in May 2012, and has been updated and re-dated in the wake of Chris Cornell’s tragic death on 17 May 2017.
In previous blog posts on songwriting I’ve covered various topics, namely just getting something being a great way to get good songs quickly, how writing about anything or nothing allows you to get the creative juices flowing, and how to… This time I want to tackle something from a more philosophical perspective. One of the
I was recently watching a Youtube seminar by a guy called Ralph Murphy. Who? Well, most of you will never have heard of him, but he was a songwriter of over 50 years, has toured the world as a performer, writer and teacher. He was a Vice-President within ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and
Write more songs, write better songs, and write songs faster As a singer, musician and songwriter, I want to write better songs. I also want to write more songs, and write songs faster. So much so that it pains me when I can’t finish a song… because I’m still not happy with the way the
What are your favourite lyrics? Now, despite loving singing and songs, and as well as having a near photographic memory, I do find it difficult to pick apart lyrics for an entire song in a first listen – finding favourite lyrics can be tough. So when a lyric really sticks in my mind on first listen
