Posts Tagged ‘Songwriting’

Songwriting: Intros and Outros

Songwriting: Intros and Outros

I wrote my first song when I was 10 years old. It was a ditty about school dinners (obviously something of importance to me at the time!) and was very catchy. In fact, so catchy, I re-wrote the lyrics some 10 years later and created the song now known as “Sleaze Sells…But Who’s [...]

Not Saying I’m Anal, But…

Approximately 48 hours away from beginning the Normalityville Horror Sessions, I find myself writing notes for myself and CT on each song.
I can hear, very clearly, how the songs should sound in my head.  The way the drums should sound, the guitar tone, what effect I should have on my vocals etc.  I’m very aware [...]

What’s In A Song?

With a potential 11 songs to record, I decided to give you a sneak preview on the subject matter of them, along with one or two key lyric lines.  Just to give you a taster of what’s to come and how I’ve progressed as a song-writer and lyricist.  Before embarking on the writing adventure, I [...]