The pop starlet reflects on her sibling-inspired rise, reveals a “filthy” lyric-writing tactic, and explains how motherhood changed her songwriting...
Autumn 2019
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We speak with double Ivor Novello Award-winning lyricist and founding member of Squeeze about one of their most famous songs...
The Welsh rock group’s main man recalls scribbling lyrics on paper bags, dabbling in scriptwriting, and struggling with “life block”...
Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley provides some vital co-writing advice, with an extended extract from his best-selling book ‘Song Journey’...
Matchbox Twenty’s frontman on his early days, writing their late-90s hits ‘3AM’ and ‘Push’, and his equally successful solo career...
Five decades after becoming a 60s icon, the first lady of soul talks about her life of highs and lows...
The Killers, Arcade Fire and the Get Carter soundtrack are just some of the influences behind this late 00s classic...
The frontwoman, actor and podcast host talks about her influences and admits she hadn’t written a song until joining Garbage...
The singer and guitarist of joyously retro country outfit Midland drops by to tell us about his band’s new album...
How the electro-pop classic, with one of the catchiest synth melodies, was inspired by the dropping of the atomic bomb...
With almost 20 years of experience making music, Fin Greenall – known professionally as Fink – shares some invaluable advice...
Charles Esten, Andy McCluskey, Gabriella Cilmi, Guy Chambers, Philip Frobos and Gordon Haskell reveal the seminal albums that inspired them...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Lil Boo Thang' by Paul Russell
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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