The man behind the music of The Wombles and Katie Melua shares his tips for digging deeper with your songwriting...
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The pop-rock duo’s principal songwriter tells the backstory of a song that became a hit in the 80s and 00s...
The mid-80s synth-pop master reflects on his typically upbeat transatlantic hit, written in the locker room of a basketball stadium...
The NYC band’s Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser explains how the Quentin Tarantino movie-sampling hit was inspired by a valium-popping security guard...
The Counting Crows frontman discusses his band’s new album and looks back on their 1993 masterpiece ‘August And Everything After’
The Scottish band’s lead singer and talismanic songwriter, Fran Healy, takes us through the making of their upbeat debut album...
We get to know George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, the American pop-songwriting duo behind two of Whitney Houston’s biggest hits...
We speak with double Ivor Novello Award-winning lyricist and founding member of Squeeze about one of their most famous songs...
The multi-award-winning songwriter, jazz musician and broadcaster reveals why he was “full of doubts” during the making of his album...
The Wombles songwriter recollects how a song about death became the theme to ‘Watership Down’ and a No 1 hit...
The talented Scot shares some valuable lessons learned from an illustrious career, “a lot of heartache” and the Skywalker Ranch
We learn how the singer-songwriter’s Ivor Award-winning hit single was inspired by Patti Smith and written in just 30 minutes...
How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Glad All Over' by Dave Clark
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Shelf help: 35 of the best books for songwriters [March 2026]
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How we wrote Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' by Lori McKenna
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How I wrote 'Feelin' Alright?' by Traffic's Dave Mason
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