Hey
I was wondering who you people have been inspired by to write songs or just find as great writers-musicians.
I must admit that my favourite is Bob Dylan
I was about to say Lennon-McCartney, Harrison, Jagger-Richards because they were the first writers I
actively took notice of as actual writers. But then, two things occurred to me. Firstly, the first piece of music I ever 'wrote' was when I was 12 and learning to play cello{which I only took up coz I thought it would get me out of having to do French homework}. I wrote it on the cello, it was exciting crap - but I'd not at that point thought of anyone "oh, they're a good writer". Silly as this sounds, I never consciously considered that people actually 'wrote' songs. The other thing was that the point at which I wanted to write songs {began at the age of 17} was the end point of a process that had gone on for years, that I was not aware of. And there were so many songs I loved that were part of that process. And I haven't a clue who many of the writers were.
When I got into heavier rock at that time, I liked Syd Barrett's writing, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Plant, Page, Bonham & Jones, Stevie Wonder, The Mark 1&2 Deep Purple writing teams, the above mentioned lot, the Corporation {they wrote some stuff for the Jackson 5}.
It's kind of hard to separate liking of a song or band from the writing of those songs of the band when thinking about how I first started. It all sort of rolls into one big day that lasted years. If I went into detail, you'd have to buy the book. Then you'd want your money back !
