Write the song you want to hear
!I wanted to hear music that had not yet happened
Instead of writing what you know, Austin Klein suggests, write what you like.^[ Steal Like an Artist pg. 47]
!If you write what you yourself sincerely think
What kind of art do I desire from my creative heroes? Can I bring that into being? Or is there any art that’s missing? I think immediately about sad folk coming out songs.
If I could assemble a supergroup of musicians like in Bill and Ted: Face the Music, or a think-tank of co-songwriters, who would be in that group?
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21.04 principles for songwriting 🧐
21.04 Principles for Songwriting 🧐 Treat the song as if it already exists, as I’ve realized in [[Songwriting, white noise,...