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 ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Girl From Mars' by Ash's Tim Wheeler
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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Holly Macve’s Songwriting Survival Kit
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'Place Your Hands' by Reef's Gary Stringer
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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
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.
I'm putting out a new solo song next week, and am writing for my band's new album. On top of that, I want to challenge
Songwriting is truly part of me, and it was there for me during 2020. Now, in 2021, I’m more grateful for songwriting than ever. This
We have to use all our talents to find the songs which are out there in heaven.
I write songs all the time, I have written an album that I am going record and have professionally produced when lockdown ends.
I pledge to be song-full.