Of course there's no one way a song comes to be.  Sometimes it's a melody that comes to you, sometimes just a concept and you have to find the words to describe the idea.  Other times you stumble on a…

I hear this every time the subject of stealing, or borrowing, music from another source comes up, and I blatantly disagree with the intent.  What this statement says is that we're so limited by the western major scale that eventually…

Do you know what it's like to wake up with an unknown melody playing in your head?  I'm not sure if this is a special feature of songwriters or if it develops and you continue to work in the field…

There are two types of songs. Whenever anyone begins an explanation with this kind of classification what they are about to describe are two opposite ends of a spectrum with many shades in between.  A few extremes set the definitions…

I cannot decide if the number 50 makes sense.  It has a nice ring, it's a lofty goal, fifty, even impressive to have written 50 songs, though as I may have mentioned, writing songs isn't hard, writing good ones is…

I learned at some point in my life that I am not responsible enough for nice things.  I prefer to have less expensive items, I'm not very careful with them and it doesn't matter so much.  I cannot be so…

It's a nugget of inspiration, that comes to you at odd times.  Every songwriter, lyric writer, has a collection of ideas somewhere, probably in their phone like me.  Ideas of songs to be, themes, concepts.  Sometimes it's a complete melody…

I was hoping to start releasing songs sometime in the spring but it seems I've underestimated the amount of work necessary for such a simple project.  I spent some significant time getting a good sound from my guitar and my…

I've started meditating recently and I cannot recommend it enough. My last post was about finding space with a quiet mind.  Meditation will help you focus and shed the distractions.  I'm using an app.  There's a popular one that offers…

I was once reading something about a band, punk band I believe, and the singer said that songwriting is like masturbation, "you have to sneak off into the corner and do it when no one is looking."  While this is…

I learned something recently.  Many things that I learn in life, those little tips or realizations, are important changes in your thinking but seem pretty obvious when you tell someone else.  Even when you tell yourself, like duh, how did…

If there are pearly gates and there is some post-mortem judgement of our time on earth, I really hope it includes a list of all things we've done. How great would it be to recall good times forgotten, or to…