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Songwriting is a collection of skills that you can learn, practice, and improve over time.
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As you're probably aware already, Tom Waits was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—it's great to see his work honored. I’m going to give you his acceptance speech and performances to watch, …
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From this Q&A session with songwriter Ryan Adams: "There have been many times when I couldn't write, but I was wasted, you know what I mean? "It isn't that hard. It's just a guitar. People used …
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“Anything that is human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The …
I picked up this great David Byrne quote from an interview with The Onion’s AV Club: AVC: There's that great faux-interview you did in Stop Making Sense where you say, "The better the singer, …
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Here's what I'd say if I ran into my fifteen-year-old self at the guitar shop. "Eleven years from now, that piece of wood and wire will give you some of the greatest pleasures in your life--even …
I was quiet for a few days there, eh? Bet you thought I was slacking. Not so! “The purpose of The Kitchen Sink is to catalogue and cross-reference hundreds—maybe even thousands—of songwriting tricks, …
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