Dedication, determination and serious songwriting talent helped the musician turn her dreams into reality
Where do songs come from?
Interview: Diane Warren
Interview: Teenage Fanclub
Interview: Hailey Whitters
Interview: Tom Grennan
Interview: Newton Faulkner
5 Minutes With… Peggy Seeger
How I wrote ‘Cool For Cats’ by Squeeze’s Chris Difford
Interview: Jamie Cullum
The creative process
Writing team dynamics
How I wrote ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors’ David Fenton
How I wrote Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ by Mike Batt
How I wrote ‘Stay’ by Shakespears Sister
Interview: Gary Barlow
Interview: The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne
Interview: Bróna McVittie
Interview: Tom Walker
Interview: Elles Bailey
Four chords that changed the world (and how to use them)
5 Minutes With… KT Tunstall
How I wrote Christina Aguilera’s ‘What A Girl Wants’ by Shelly Peiken
How I wrote ‘Rabbit’ by Chas & Dave
Interview: Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones
How I wrote ‘Teenage Kicks’ by The Undertones’ John O’Neill
Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2020: The Quotes
Interview: Roachford
Interview: James Taylor
Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2020 edition out now
8 things to know about co-writing
Jamie Lawson’s Songwriting Survival Kit
Interview: Miranda Lambert
8 ways to resolve songwriting conflict
Interview: Rob Thomas
The Album That Changed Everything
16 song starters
Interview: Guy Chambers
Interview: Gabriella Cilmi
How I wrote ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’ by The Moody Blues’ John Lodge
Diary Of A Songwriter: Sunny Ozell
Nerina Pallot’s Songwriting Survival Kit
Using scales to write songs
How I wrote Bristol
How I wrote ‘What A Beautiful Day’ by The Levellers
Interview: Tori Amos
Jenna Andrews’ tips on getting the most out of a publishing deal
Diary Of A Songwriter: George Montague
Principles Of Modern Songwriting
The Album That Changed Everything
Interview: P.P. Arnold
Interview: Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett
How to come up with 100 new song ideas
How I wrote ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ by Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley
Judith Owen: how to find your own truth in other people’s songs
Chris Gantry’s Songwriting Survival Kit
How I wrote ‘Underdog (Save Me)’ by Turin Brakes’ Olly Knights
Dear songwriter (are you in a boredom funk?)
Interview: Isobel Campbell
Interview: Jonathan Wilson
5 Minutes With… Judy Collins
Interview: Kelvin Jones
How I wrote ‘Farewell To The Fairground’ by White Lies’ Charles Cave
Frankie Cosmos’ Songwriting Survival Kit
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Interview: Garbage’s Shirley Manson
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How I wrote ‘Enola Gay’ by OMD’s Andy McCluskey
Fink’s top 10 songwriting tips
Diary Of A Songwriter: Serafina Steer
Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief’s Songwriting Survival Kit
How I wrote ‘Rhythm & Blues Alibi’ by Gomez’s Ben Ottewell
Songwriting Magazine
Articles
The gritty-voiced solo artist has learned from some of the best writers in the business – and from his mistakes
In this ever-changing world, the virtuoso musician revels in the unpredictability of altered tunings and not having to be nice
The legendary folk artist is back with possibly her final album, one that finds her setting the world to rights
Make a fist with your hand, raise your arms aloft, ready your voices and join us on an epic journey
The ethereal grunger muses on songwriting and life in lockdown, including meeting her manager in person for the first time
Curious to know more about the singer-songwriter’s process, we asked her to reveal those items she just can’t write without
The 19-year-old from Brighton has already taken her unique sound from the teenager’s bedroom to the top of the charts...
We speak with double Ivor Novello Award-winning lyricist and founding member of Squeeze about one of their most famous songs...
The multi-award-winning songwriter, jazz musician and broadcaster reveals why he was “full of doubts” during the making of his album...
In an extract from his book ‘The Art Of Songwriting’, musician Ed Bell explores what it means to be creative...
Team-working and creative problem-solving specialist Rob Sheffield on managing the egos, agendas and personalities involved in a group songwriting session...
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16 song starters
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Comments
I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with