Elton John, John Prine, The Long Winters, and other songwriting news.
By Don • Sep 11th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting News
Harp Magazine interviews John Roderick of the Long Winters about songwriting. (via LargeHeartedBoy)
“Writing—it’s a tremendous struggle,” says Roderick, explaining he has a standard—no “cheesy shit” in the lyrics. “[I’ll believe] every single thing I write for six months is completely cheesy. I sit and just poke my eyes out trying to find [the right] words.” (Link)
Loretta Lynn, on the country music business now compared to yesteryear:
“It’s hard for me to watch what goes on today, knowing how it started. I think what bothers me mostly is the stuff they get by with. You can hear ’em put a record out, and it’s absolutely not what it should be. But it gets played, and as long as they get played it’s gonna keep happening. A lot of ’em don’t have the songs. When I started, you had to have the song. It didn’t matter how good you sang it; it was the song.”
Review of legendary songwriter John Prine in concert.
Elton John writes song about … um … a songwriter.
No more excuses. Get the new eBook and FINISH YOUR SONGS:
Share:
Don is the founder, writer and editor of BloggingMuses.com. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Contact Don | All posts by Don
