British/Irish singer-songwriter on melody before words, the art of creative distance, and why the best songs emerge after the moment...
Tag Archives: inspiration
The English independent artist on harnessing that mystical being, inspiration, and making the most of the moments when it visits...
Struggling to come up with ideas? Sitting slaving over a hot piano isn’t necessarily the best solution, says Ken Chapple…...
Songwriting a walk in the park? Helen thinks so, and suggests some other creative spaces that’ll get the juices flowing...
How we wrote 'Mr. Jones' by Counting Crows' Adam Duritz
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Interview: Of Monsters And Men's Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
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Interview: Ocean Colour Scene's Simon Fowler
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Interview: Michael Tighe
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Interview: Keaton Henson
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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