by webadmin | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I look for some chords I like. I try to put them in some kind of rational order. Then I stick notes on those chords and then I find some lyrics that fit on those notes, and I tell you my point of view of my personal life and the world I see around me, hoping that you...
by webadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It had quite a soulful groove, but it had the character of what The Zombies were, and just how the musicians played. It was something that I enjoyed very much. I remember playing it through to Chris and saying, you know what, I think this could be a hit.” Rod Argent...
by webadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It’s sort of reached the point where I try and deliberately outsmart myself because it makes the song more interesting. Because the harder it is to resolve it, the more interesting the journey.” Al Stewart on lyric writing August 2012 You mentioned...
by webadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“If you enjoy escaping, so to speak, that’s really what it is to me. It’s kind of like an escape into creativity, and thank God, I don’t know what I would do without that.” Felix Cavaliere on Songwriting July 2020 “People Got to Be Free” Music and...
by webadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I like to keep each song that I write special. I don’t just reel them off and they become a formula. I could knock off a million songs a week if I felt that way, but I doubt they’d be very good. I’m a believer in quality and not quantity.” Christine McVie on...
by webadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“So, I started with the Huey ‘Piano’ Smith trying to imitate that piano on a guitar, and by the time I was uptown, I had the three verses written on the back of a Camel [cigarette] package.” John Sebastian on the writing of “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your...
