Straddling the line between performer and backroom writer gives this supremely talented artist a unique insight into the creative process...
All posts by Duncan Haskell
The driving force behind Okkervil River talks about the band’s new album and the shift in writing which led there...
The Yes frontman and serial collaborator talks about long-distance co-writing, the changing interpretation of prog rock and singing about politics...
Having made one of our favourite albums of the year so far, we caught up with Spain’s exceptional songwriting frontman...
We speak to the artist known as M. Craft about how life in the Mojave Desert inspired his latest record...
We get to know the Grammy nominated producer-songwriter who went from studying law to working with Sheeran, Swift and Cyrus...
We talk with the American soul singer about his new album and his inspiring work with at-risk teens in Harlem...
As well as being a member of The Common Linnets this talented young American writes his own heartfelt country music...
With a new album out, we chat with the songwriter about its creation and the problems he has with memory...
Ahead of the release of his band’s new EP, we talk all things music with the actor and Enation frontman...
We chat to one third of The Magnetic North about how his childhood home of Skelmersdale inspired their new album...
A stripped-back and intimate evening with five of country music’s finest songwriters was the perfect showcase for their rich talents...
How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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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 Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How we wrote Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' by Lori McKenna
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How we wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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