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How I wrote ‘American Pie’ by Don McLean
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How I wrote ‘Stay’ by Shakespears Sister
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5 Minutes With… Brian Protheroe
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Tips & Techniques
As we ramp up the festivities, Irish singer-songwriter Michael Gallagher suggests the key ingredients required to build a Christmas song...
Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley provides some vital co-writing advice, with an extended extract from his best-selling book ‘Song Journey’...
‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’ author Brett Leboff outlines a number of ways to handle creative differences and disagreements...
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Every single day is a thinking, observing, caring and writing day!
By continuing to write, but as I can't play an instrument or sing I'm teaching myself piano so I can get more from my writing […]
Just get off my ass and write and write and co-write and invite a co-writers and GET OUT and LOOK OUT for inspiration.
I will keep writing until I can write no more explore new ideas and work hard at my craft today, tomorrow and always x
I pledge to keep songwriting and make this the year I release the most music. If the pandemic has shown us anything - it’s that