In Football-and Songwriting-the last few yards can be the hardest
One of the things that I’ve heard the legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb say is that,…
One of the things that I’ve heard the legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb say is that,…
A good melody tells a story – without the words. Of course I’m not saying…
Recently Frank Ocean, a singer and songwriter, has become very popular very fast. I read…
We’ve all heard thousands, maybe tens of thousands of songs. Most of us now know,…
People love to categorize, and people particularly like to categorize in dualities – yin/yang, Apollo/Dionysius… …
Lyle Lovett recently said, “I’ve always thought that writing isn’t really that hard. It’s having…
There aren’t really any ‘rules’ to Songwriting. Maybe one: Don’t bore the listener. But there…
Every song, by definition, balances music and lyrics. How well a song works often has…
Much has been made of the recent success of Adele – her powerful singing, throwback…