A romantic trip to Memphis, Tennessee led to a special friendship being formed and a classic hit single being born...
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As a fine artist, teacher and musician, Marissa Nadler knows how you can foster creativity and create a compelling aesthetic...
The feelgood anthem that became a hit in two decades for two different bands was inspired by Cliff Richard Since...
The singer-songwriter reflects on the creation of her No 1 single with a lyric that was suggested as a joke...
The man behind the music of The Wombles and Katie Melua shares his tips for digging deeper with your songwriting...
In writing a song for the film ‘City Of Angels’, the frontman created one of the 90s’ biggest crossover hits...
With the release of her technicolour new album ‘Pink Noise’, the songwriter from Birmingham is embracing a bold new future...
Spending lockdown in Ireland with her partner Francesco Turrisi, the North Carolinian made an album about the call of home...
Inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell and the end of a relationship, Birdy returns with her most assured album yet
The Big Thief guitarist and solo artist is accessing his subconscious in order to extract the beginnings of his songs
The Counting Crows frontman discusses his band’s new album and looks back on their 1993 masterpiece ‘August And Everything After’
We head up the Hollywood Hills and back in time to a now mythical place in the history of songwriting
How we wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Interview: Kye Fleming
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How I wrote 'The Living Years' by Mike + The Mechanics' Mike Rutherford
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Shelf help: 35 of the best books for songwriters [March 2026]
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How we wrote: 'Eyes On Fire' by Blue Foundation's Tobias Wilner
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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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