powderfinger
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is anyone else completely obsesed with this book....'songwriters on songwriting'? i've had it for about two years and still read and re-read it. does anyone have any suggestions of similar books?
stonepiano
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"And Then I Wrote; The Songwriter Speaks"
Edited by Tom Russell and Sylvia Tyson
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...103-0992659-5163037?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
just quotes but certainly interesting and inspiring if you're unlucky enough to fall into writers' block.
Stone
Edited by Tom Russell and Sylvia Tyson
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...103-0992659-5163037?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
just quotes but certainly interesting and inspiring if you're unlucky enough to fall into writers' block.
Stone
powderfinger
New member
thanks.......i'm gonna have to purchase that
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mikeh
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I also have "Songwriters on Songwriting" and I find it very interesting that although there is a very common thread where many writers feel that they are simply a "channel" for the song, there are also many succesful writers who credit simple hard work and daily dedication.
Having written very many songs (but only a precious few "good" ones) I continuously try to understand the "muse".
The best (ie: most intellegent, profound) songs I've written were the result of a dedicated decision to sit down and write an intellegent profound song. However the majority of the songs I've written were the result of a "sudden" inspiration.
So after reading this book and applying it to my personal observations - it is clear that writing must be a combination of divine intervention, an elusive muse, a lot of hard work and a true love for the writing process.
I will have to find the "And Then I Wrote" book.
Having written very many songs (but only a precious few "good" ones) I continuously try to understand the "muse".
The best (ie: most intellegent, profound) songs I've written were the result of a dedicated decision to sit down and write an intellegent profound song. However the majority of the songs I've written were the result of a "sudden" inspiration.
So after reading this book and applying it to my personal observations - it is clear that writing must be a combination of divine intervention, an elusive muse, a lot of hard work and a true love for the writing process.
I will have to find the "And Then I Wrote" book.