In song the same rule applies as in dramatic verse: the meaning must yield itself, or yield itself sufficiently to arouse the attention and interest, in real time.
There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that.
People have used my songs and guitar style to teach guitar for a long time.
Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something.
I think a lot of it is that we used to tour so much that we never really had time to write songs.
I just wrote one song at a time. Kinda like an alcoholic. One day at a time.
Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech.
I didn't really like 'You Raise Me Up' at the time we recorded it; now it's my favourite Westlife song.
If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to be a song.
But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.
Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song.
The first album I ever bought with my own money was 'Ten.' Every single song reminds me of my childhood.
When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck.
Much responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the song leader; it is not infrequently within his power to make or break a meeting.
Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.'
Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.
I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music.
When I got into music, I wanted to learn guitar just enough to be able to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself.
'Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues.
I'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.
