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Kev Walford On Songwriting

If you think you have a great song and are ready to record it, try and get the best possible people around you to record it. If someone can sing it better than you, then let them. Try and make the best...

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Richard Brandenburg On Songwriting

I can hardly write down words without hearing some sort of tune. I have no pages of lyrics waiting for a melody. It’s not mysterious at all. A melody will just emerge from how a spoken phrase sounds....

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Steve Gulley On Songwriting

It sometimes can seem like it's you against the world, but it's really more like you against yourself. At the end of the day, what makes a good song is pretty easy to ascertain. After all is said and...

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Phil Rosenthal On Songwriting

Trying to write something because you think someone else might like it is the wrong approach. It often results in something forced, something that doesn’t take you to the place in your heart good music...

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Missy Raines On Songwriting

You have to be okay with the outcome and if that means not as much commercial success but you’re happy with the art then that’s what it is. But if you’re supporting a family and you make decisions...

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Jiggley Jones On Songwriting

Take the time to cross the "T"s and dot the "I"s before you present your songs. First impressions mean everything. So don't get caught up in the "live" performance trap without finishing those songs...

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Amy Rose On Songwriting

Someone very wise once told me for every one person who doesn't want you succeed that there are hundreds more that do/ So keep positive, stay motivated and don't give up because for every one door that...

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Bill Amatneek On Songwriting

We break into song when spoken words cannot express the emotions we are feeling.

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James Lee Stanley On Songwriting

There are millions of folks doing it and there are not even six hundred making a comfortable living at it.

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Herb Pedersen On Songwriting

It's a long night from a blank piece of paper to the early morning, and nobody wants to go it alone.

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March To May On Songwriting

Good songs speak to people because they tell a story that resonates and feels real.

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Phil Rosenthal On Songwriting

Trying to write something because you think someone else might like it is the wrong approach. It often results in something forced, something that doesn’t take you to the place in your heart good music...

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Missy Raines On Songwriting

You have to be okay with the outcome and if that means not as much commercial success but you’re happy with the art then that’s what it is. But if you’re supporting a family and you make decisions...

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Jiggley Jones On Songwriting

Take the time to cross the "T"s and dot the "I"s before you present your songs. First impressions mean everything. So don't get caught up in the "live" performance trap without finishing those songs...

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Amy Rose On Songwriting

Someone very wise once told me for every one person who doesn't want you succeed that there are hundreds more that do/ So keep positive, stay motivated and don't give up because for every one door that...

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Bill Amatneek On Songwriting

We break into song when spoken words cannot express the emotions we are feeling.

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James Lee Stanley On Songwriting

There are millions of folks doing it and there are not even six hundred making a comfortable living at it.

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Herb Pedersen On Songwriting

It's a long night from a blank piece of paper to the early morning, and nobody wants to go it alone.

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March To May On Songwriting

Good songs speak to people because they tell a story that resonates and feels real.

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Bill Abernathy On Songwriting

I think the best songs are the ones that speak from the heart. Be yourself, have something to say and say it in your way.

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