In celebration of World Book Day, we share our favourite songwriting reads and also include several titles that you’ve suggested...
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An imprint of Penguin Books is publishing ‘Useless Magic’, the Florence + the Machine singer-songwriter’s collection of lyrics and poetry...
The Song Foundry’s ‘The Art Of Songwriting’ by Ed Bell covers the creative and life skills songwriters need to succeed...
The 70s hit songwriter completes a book evolved from seminars and workshops conducted across several years at venues like LIPA...
Patti Smith has announced a new memoir called ‘M Train’, which will delve further into turning points in Smith’s life...
Beach Boy Mike Love is to release a book about his spiritual life and the insider history of the band...
Jake Brown has written an insightful book looking at the methods of the 20 most influential songwriters in country music...
This book sets out to do for British artists what ‘Songwriters On Songwriting’ did for their US counterparts – and...
A new producer-focused training textbook and accompanying DVD on workflow techniques needed for effectively creating, composing and recording music projects...
How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Fireflies' by Adam Young (Owl City)
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How I wrote 'Place Your Hands' by Reef's Gary Stringer
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How I wrote 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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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