The ethereal grunger muses on songwriting and life in lockdown, including meeting her manager in person for the first time
Tag Archives: Diary Of A Songwriter
As someone who shoots from the hip, this Seattle singer-songwriter knew she had to take matters into her own hands...
Working on the last two tracks of his debut album, the R&B artist gives advice on how to finish songs...
From delighting in positive reviews to working on mythology-infused demos, the Nottingham-based rising talent shares a week in her life
The Glaswegian songwriter takes us through the creation of his album ‘Bread & Circuses’, complete with tips from Ray Davies...
By providing a glimpse of her home life over five days, this American singer-songwriter shares some of her creative inspirations...
It’s no surprise that current world events are seeping into the songwriting of the London Plane guitarist (and his diary)...
A budding local musician tells us how he challenged himself to write 10 completely new songs in just 10 days...
The creative force behind Kenichi & The Sun lets us into her world of video releases, collaborations and photo shoots...
In the lead up to the release of a new album, harp-playing songwriter Serafina Steer reflects on her creative process...
The Honeyblood star reveals some of the startling inspirations behind her new album as we look back over its creation...
Having spent the last 13 years on the road, we join the first week of the hard-working musician’s latest tour...
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 '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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How I wrote 'Handbags And Gladrags' by Mike d'Abo
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How I wrote 'Teenage Kicks' by The Undertones' John O'Neill
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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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
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.