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“It's just the more you do it the better you get, or at least that's how I feel in my case. I think it's a combination of confidence and just having done it this long and just learning. I'm always learning. I'm still honing my craft.”

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Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams is a renowned American singer-songwriter, born on January 26, 1953. Her musical style blends elements of country, blues, and rock, and she is known for her emotive voice and unique lyrics. more

“I think it was Tommy who told me, 'When your song is called 'XYZ' or whatever, every line has got to make sense against your title.' He showed me little methods of proving to yourself whether the line belongs, and ways of finding out whether you were able to get more out of a line if you tried.”

Ifs Thinking Way Littles Able Song Lines Prove Findings Method Make Sense Titles Songwriting

Author:Merle Haggard

“I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in the blanks. Rather than tell them everything, you save your details for things that exist. Like what color the ashtray is. How far away the doorway was. So when you're talking about intangible things like emotions, the listener can fill in the blanks and you just draw the foundation.”

Thinking Song Emotion Talking Color Draws Foundation Details Songwriting Far Away Listeners Doorways Intangible Ashtrays

Author:John Prine

“Some of the songs come so fully, it's like they are pre-packaged. There have been a couple that came in the middle of the night. And I thought, jeez, I'll never forget that. And went back to sleep, and it was gone. You'll hear something years later that another songwriter that you respect writes, and you go, jeez, I think that was the remnants of that song that got sent to me.”

Thinking Writing Years Has Beens Night Song Sleep Forget Gone Middle Couple Songwriting Never Forget Songwriters Middle Of The Night Remnants

Author:John Prine

“I edit as I go. Especially when I go to commit it to paper. I prefer a typewriter even to a computer. I don't like it. There's no noise on the computer. I like a typewriter because I am such a slow typist. I edit as I am committing it to paper. I like to see the words before me and I go, "Yeah, that's it." They appear before me and they fit. I don't usually take large parts out. If I get stuck early in a song, I take it as a sign that I might be writing the chorus and don't know it. Sometimes,you gotta step back a little bit and take a look at what you're doing.”

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Author:John Prine

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