Looking beyond chart success, the Take That songwriter shares lessons on craft, collaboration and creative resilience built over decades worldwide...
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In 2022, with a triumphant new solo album under his belt, the unassuming Take That megastar finally embraced his calling...
Robbie’s writing partner talks us through the pair’s creative process and how it spawned their first No 1 single together...
From classical discipline to blues confession, songwriting becomes survival, resilience and freedom while navigating Crohn’s disease, independence and creative truth...
We chat with the hit songwriter who’s rediscovered his creative voice and love of making music after a lengthy drought...
Rather than rest on his Britpop laurels, the frontman and lyricist remains inspired to create new music with his band...
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It’s been another hugely successful year for one of Nashville’s most distinguished songwriters, just how does she keep it up?...
The English songwriter reflects on revisiting his early influences, balancing distortion and restraint, and translating memory into layered, candid songs...
The interview for our Autumn 2018 issue gave us a chance to explore the inner workings of this iconic artist...
The late-blooming songwriter on slow-grown ideas, tender melodies hiding sharp truths, unfinished ‘babies’, creative doubt, and finally trusting his voice...
Written as a gift for his brother, this noughties classic track by James T. Slater still resonates with parents everywhere...
The five-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter sprinkled some of his brilliance over the Great American Songbook. Here, he told us all about it...
How we wrote 'Kryptonite' by 3 Doors Down's Brad Arnold
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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Interview: Colin Macleod
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'I'm Too Sexy' by Right Said Fred
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How we wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How I wrote 'Things Can Only Get Better' by Howard Jones
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Interview: Tom Basden
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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