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Ed Bell

The Art of Songwriting

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“What most songwriting guides won’t tell you is that success as a songwriter – however you define it – is as much about how you live your life and the way you see the world as it is about your skill with words and music.”
The Art of Songwriting is a comprehensive guide to life, art and making great songs.
It’s not about chasing a hit song. It’s not about theories that are interesting but no use filling the blank page. And most of all – it’s not just about the craft of songwriting.
It’s about how to create, think and live like a songwriter. It’s about being resilient, innovative and passionate about what you make. It’s about how artists can change the world – and why they should.
Stop relying on songwriting tricks, methods and shortcuts. It's time to embrace your inner artist, make your own rules and start creating like you've never created before.
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212 printed pages
Original publication
2017
Publication year
2017
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  • lance medshas quoted4 years ago
    let your lyric say what it needs to say – you can’t help but write something that’s great.
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    • lance medshas quoted4 years ago
      Mastering something as subtle and awesome as lyric writing isn’t just having plenty of tools and tricks at your fingertips – it’s deciding when and where to use them. It’s being confident making a call on which ones to prioritize at any given time. It’s knowing sometimes it’s OK to sacrifice a bit of a conversational feel to make way for a great metaphor. It’s knowing prioritizing simplicity can mean sacrificing detail and prioritizing detail can mean sacrificing simplicity. It’s knowing – like we discussed in Chapter 1 – there aren’t many perfect choices.
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      • lance medshas quoted4 years ago
        these details help your lyric pack a punch because they’re about what people do and not what people say. Actions speak louder than words – in lyrics as well as in real life
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