The Secrets of Songwriting: Leading Songwriters Reveal How to Find Inspiration and Success

English | Publisher: Allworth Press, 2003 | PDF | 240 pages | 67 MB
Hit songwriters share their secrets on inspiration, creative techniques, career moves and the music business in this collection of interviews.
Fifteen of the nation's most talented tune-smiths give personal accounts of how they create their works, what their songs mean to them, and how they keep their creativity flowing.

Topics covered during the 54-question interviews range from personal sources of inspiration, notions of creativity, and the various stages of the writing process to the pros and cons of co-writing, the taming of the inner critic, and the challenges of a song writing career.

Readers will find advice on how to nurture their creative thinking, develop a healthy balance between creative work and personal life, and find their unique voice in the songwriting world.