The Welsh rock group’s main man recalls scribbling lyrics on paper bags, dabbling in scriptwriting, and struggling with “life block”...
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The Northern Irish band’s chief songwriter and guitarist talks us through one of the most iconic songs of its era...
We pick out some wise words from 10 of the fine songwriters who are all featured in our latest issue...
Clapham soul man Andrew Roachford on his 30-plus years in the music business, from ‘Cuddly Toy’ to Mechanic and MBE
Packed with tips, news, reviews and interviews with James Taylor, Meghan Trainor, Roachford, Suzi Quatro, Kodaline, David McAlmont and more
Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley provides some vital co-writing advice, with an extended extract from his best-selling book ‘Song Journey’...
The Ed Sheeran-endorsed, Ivor award-winning singer-songwriter has several reasons why he can’t live without his laptop – and tea breaks Sharing...
With fierce new album ‘Wildcard’, this superstar has confirmed her place at the top of the country summit Whether judging...
‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’ author Brett Leboff outlines a number of ways to handle creative differences and disagreements...
Matchbox Twenty’s frontman on his early days, writing their late-90s hits ‘3AM’ and ‘Push’, and his equally successful solo career...
Some of our favourite past Songwriting interviewees reveal the seminal albums that have inspired them the most over the years...
We pick a selection of kick-off ideas from The Song Foundry founder Ed Bell’s ‘The Ultimate Book Of Song Starters’...
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