Given yesterday’s post, in which you witnessed the nostrils of a literature dork flare with righteous anger, I’d like to show you that there are actually a few songwriting authors out there who’re very sharp, thoughtful, and literate.
Here’s legendary songwriting teacher Pat Pattison talking about his upcoming Poetry course at Berklee, which he’s clearly very excited about:
If you’re looking for a truly substantial course in songwriting, check out Pat’s classic text, Writing Better Lyrics. Another interesting one is Andrea Stolpe’s Popular Lyric Writing, which isn’t just for pop songwriters at all. Full review here.