Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Songwriting Quotes
EffortSongwritingSpecificity When you write a song like 'Forrest Gump,' the subject can't be androgynous. It requires an unnecessary amount of effort.
CharactersSongwritingStorytelling Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
Audience EngagementLive MusicMusic CompositionMusic PerformanceSongwriting When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.