Sgt Pepper
New member
I recently joined a band as the (cliché) singer/songwriter/guitar player.
I brought about 10-12 original songs to the table (songs I wrote alone on an acoustic guitar). Songs I know I can call my own!
Recently, however, I have had the interesting experience of writing songs with other members in the band (the lead guitar player & bass player),,, songs based around riffs they were dinking around with at practice.
Basically, they played a guitar/bass riff and I came up with a melody, lyrics and structure for the song.
Now, what really bugs me is that even though I turned they're riffs into playable "songs," my band mates like to refer to the songs as they're own and present them to other people (fans, friends etc...) as having written the songs on they're own.
Now, I'm not an "ego-maniac" but for some reason this really, really, really bugs me.
It wouldn't bug me so much if they referred to the songs as "dual efforts" or "collaborations" but they act like coming up with a catchy melody, a freakin chorus, lyrics and an actual structure for the song has nothing to do with ownership of the song.
Am I wrong for wanting some notoriety here?
Or am I being irrational,,, maybe coming up with a riff that spawns a song does in fact make you the sole owner of the song.
I mean, don't get me wrong, these guys are great musicians but they couldn't write an actual song (by themselves) if they're lives depended on it.
Help me out here guys!
Thanks.
I brought about 10-12 original songs to the table (songs I wrote alone on an acoustic guitar). Songs I know I can call my own!
Recently, however, I have had the interesting experience of writing songs with other members in the band (the lead guitar player & bass player),,, songs based around riffs they were dinking around with at practice.
Basically, they played a guitar/bass riff and I came up with a melody, lyrics and structure for the song.
Now, what really bugs me is that even though I turned they're riffs into playable "songs," my band mates like to refer to the songs as they're own and present them to other people (fans, friends etc...) as having written the songs on they're own.
Now, I'm not an "ego-maniac" but for some reason this really, really, really bugs me.
It wouldn't bug me so much if they referred to the songs as "dual efforts" or "collaborations" but they act like coming up with a catchy melody, a freakin chorus, lyrics and an actual structure for the song has nothing to do with ownership of the song.
Am I wrong for wanting some notoriety here?
Or am I being irrational,,, maybe coming up with a riff that spawns a song does in fact make you the sole owner of the song.
I mean, don't get me wrong, these guys are great musicians but they couldn't write an actual song (by themselves) if they're lives depended on it.
Help me out here guys!
Thanks.