David Bowie’s typically enigmatic decision not to do any interviews about his new album,The Next Day, means people have been left to put their own interpretations on the album’s unusual lyrics and surreal imagery. Author Ricky Moody – who writes for the literary magazine The Rumpus – recently asked Bowie to explain his thinking behind the new songs….
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Billy Bragg has songwriting advice to offer. Or does he? This video shows the UK artist and ubiquitous left-wing socialist interviewing with Daytrotter.com/Seagate Creative. Okay, maybe I am getting bored with all the attention going to musicians and songwriters with this political bent. Sorry, people. The musical world has a rich history of their works….
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This is a guest post from regular reader and English songwriter Matt Blick: Five Beatles Songwriting Tricks – By Matt Blick The Beatles were songwriting Ninjas, but they employed many tricks that anyone can add to their songwriting tool box.
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Check out Zach’s latest song – Fix Me Up – Clouds is now available on iTunes! To download go.
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The Songwriter’s Creative Flow – – An interview by Katy Haymer From the music website of Deondrae Porter
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Mark Cawley talks about songwriting, writers’ block and how to deal with it. Mark Cawley’s songs appeared on 15 million records: Tina Turner, Wynonna. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…
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Molly-Ann Leikin, a hit songwriter says too many Songwriters keep asking her, “How do I sell my songs? Show me and help me to sell my songs!” Maybe you aren’t expecting THIS answer. Dean ———————————————————————————— Songwriters always ask me, “how do I sell my songs? Can you show me how to sell my songs? Please help…
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Ralph Murphy provides songwriting tips of “inviting the listener in”. He is a hit producer/songwriter: “Talking in Your Sleep”, “Half the Way”, etc..
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It’s funny, being a songwriter myself, I always find that writing songs can sometimes be a chore. But why does it feel this way? Isn’t this supposed to be my passion? Isn’t this supposed to be something that I never get bored of?
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