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I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.
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Art Alexakis
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Born:
Apr 12
,
1962
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You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our blank canvas is silence. Then we write a song from an idea that can change somebody's life. Songwriting is the closest thing to magic that we could ever experience. That's why I love songwriting.
Rodney Atkins
Life
Love
Silence
You
Change
Eyes
Experience
Song
Tears
Wind
Somebody
Picture
Painting
Our
Magic
Could
Blank
Blank Canvas
Write
Songwriters
Songwriting
Idea
Like
Up
Closest
Closest Thing
Canvas
Then
Creating
Why
Ever
Thing
Bring
Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from 'Redemption Song' to 'Is This Love?' and 'I Shot the Sheriff.'
Bruno Mars
Love
Today
People
Song
Genius
Simplicity
Marley
Songs
Songwriters
Powerful
Like
Know
Talk
Him
Redemption
Understand
Greatest
How
Sheriff
Method
His
Behind
Just
Them
Bob
Ask
Bob Marley
Shot
Ever
Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.
Amy Winehouse
Great
Me
Writing
King
Own
Nothing
Way
Out
My Own
Having
Songwriters
Stuff
New
Like
Felt
Coming
Listened
James
James Taylor
Nothing New
Really
Taylor
Started
What should a song be about? It's a trick question for songwriters because lots of amazing songs aren't 'about' anything. Or, at least, they're not about anything that's obvious or logical.
Adam Schlesinger
Song
Logical
Amazing
Trick
About
Songs
Songwriters
Obvious
Because
Least
Question
Lots
Anything
Should
It's unfortunate we've never been just songwriters.
Adolph Green
Never
Songwriters
Been
Just
Unfortunate
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.
Alan Jackson
Together
Song
Will
Somebody
Hook
Out
Something
Write
Songwriters
Come
Sounds
Lot
Times
Get
Get Together
Crafty
Little
I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well.
Alex Chilton
Myself
Good
People
Sometimes
Thought
Club
Think
Other
Pretty
Pretty Good
Never
Songwriter
Songwriters
Perform
Sing
Well
Fairly
Arrange
Accompany
Being
Ton
Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, 'Yeah, songwritin' man,' looking wistful. That wasn't me - those kinds of people put me off. In the early days, I'd write a bunch of lyrics and almost look at them as a sort of joke, to make the rest of the boys laugh.
Alex Turner
Me
Man
People
Guitar
School
Rest
Joke
Looking
Lyrics
Kid
Those
Laugh
Would
Kinds
Write
Songwriters
Put
Almost
Reminded
Days
Like
Look
Make
Sort
Around
Boy
Always
Yeah
Go
His
Off
Bunch
Them
Who
Early
Early Days
Like Juan Gabriel and Ana Gabriel, both singers and songwriters of legendary talent, Marco Antonio has reshaped a kind of Mexican romanticism. What he brings to pop music is the kind of songs that really talk to people's hearts.
Alicia Villarreal
Music
People
Kind
Both
Songs
He
Songwriters
Talent
Like
Talk
Juan
Singers
Mexican
Hearts
Legendary
Gabriel
Romanticism
Really
Pop
Pop Music
Brings
I was at a picnic, and there were a lot of songwriters. I remember praying, 'God I wish you would give me a song.' About five minutes later, my ears popped, and I saw everybody in slow motion. Nobody knew what I was experiencing.
Andrae Crouch
God
Me
You
Song
Remember
Slow
Wish
Everybody
Ears
Later
Saw
Would
Slow Motion
Minutes
About
Give
Give Me
Songwriters
Knew
Picnic
Nobody
Motion
Were
Praying
Lot
Five
Experiencing
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