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Songwriters on Process
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Songwriters on Process began in 2010 and features close to 200 interviews with songwriters strictly about the songwriting process. That's it. I don't care about their favorite tour story, favorite food, favorite city, or anything like that. You can find that elsewhere.
My goal has always been to treat songwriters the same way that we treat writers such as novelists, poets, short story writers, and essayists: as writers, plain and simple. I have a PhD in English Language and Literature and am a writer myself, so this subject has always interested me.
Until March 2020, all of my interviews were transcribed; that's where you'll find most of them (www.songwritersonprocess.com/). But since then, I've started doing video versions, which is what you see here. Most of my interviews are in written version on my site.
Thanks for reading and watching!
My goal has always been to treat songwriters the same way that we treat writers such as novelists, poets, short story writers, and essayists: as writers, plain and simple. I have a PhD in English Language and Literature and am a writer myself, so this subject has always interested me.
Until March 2020, all of my interviews were transcribed; that's where you'll find most of them (www.songwritersonprocess.com/). But since then, I've started doing video versions, which is what you see here. Most of my interviews are in written version on my site.
Thanks for reading and watching!
Matthew Koma of Winnetka Bowling League
Matthew Koma of Winnetka Bowling League (www.wbleague.com/) stops by the podcast to talk about how writing a song is like solving a crossword puzzle, why he doesn't like to dig through discarded melodic and lyrical ideas for new songs, and how he gets inspired by being among the stores.
Winnetka Bowling League's debut album Sha La La (ffm.to/wblshalala) is out now. I'm a big fan.
Winnetka Bowling League's debut album Sha La La (ffm.to/wblshalala) is out now. I'm a big fan.
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Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
Просмотров 9021 день назад
Ashton Irwin (www.ashtonirwinofficial.com) , drummer for 5 Seconds of Summer (5sos.com) , often writes songs out of necessity. While he likes to journal, Irwin finds songwriting a much more effective vehicle for maintaining his mental health. And there's a routine to the songwriting process: from 11a-3p when the caffeine is at its peak, with a Moleskin journal and a black ink pen. Irwin likes t...
Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing
Просмотров 60Месяц назад
ED NOTE: This is from 2021, before this was a podcast and I was posting the video interviews to RUclips. I've taken the audio from that interview and turned it into podcast form. As you can tell at the beginning, we did this in the middle of the pandemic, hence our discussion about the creative process during COVID. Mike Doughty (www.mikedoughty.com) believes that discipline is a necessary part...
Bonny Light Horseman
Просмотров 58Месяц назад
The circle is complete. I’ve had recent interviews with Anais Mitchell (together with Charlotte Cornfield) (www.songwritersonpodcast.com/episodes/anais-mitchell-and-charlotte-cornfield) and with Eric D. Johnson (www.songwritersonpodcast.com/episodes/ericfruitbats) , but now that we’ve added Josh Kaufman, this is a full-on Bonny Light Horseman (www.bonnylighthorseman.com/) episode. I enjoyed thi...
DIIV
Просмотров 742 месяца назад
All four members of DIIV (diiv.net) (Zachary Cole Smith, Andrew Bailey, Colin Caulfield, Ben Newman) joined me to talk about their individual songwriting processes. This interview could've gone on forever because they are so passionate about creativity. What's interesting is that their individual songwriting processes don't have too much in common, but perhaps how those differences play off eac...
Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper
Просмотров 222 месяца назад
Does the mind of Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper (www.blitzentrapper.net) ever rest? I think not. After all, he told me that he liked to solve math problems in college while he was making breakfast. Earley is a voracious reader who just finished his self-proclaimed "Time of the Tomes," in which he read nothing but, well, tomes. (The longer, the better. Infinite Jest? Please. Kid's stuff). Earl...
Deerlady
Просмотров 212 месяца назад
Deerlady ( deerladyband) is Mali Obomsawin (www.maliobomsawin.com) and Magdalena Abrego (www.magdalenaabrego.com) , and their debut album Greatest Hits (lnk.to/Greatest-Hits) is my favorite album of the year, and this is also one of my favorite interviews because we had so much fun. I first heard Deerlady while listening to my old college radio station, WTHS at Hope College in Hol...
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Просмотров 333 месяца назад
Aaron Lee Tasjan (www.aaronleetasjan.com) has a pretty simple writing process: he gets up around 8am, has a glass of water, and pets his cat. Then he writes. But not every day. "I only write when my body tells me to, when I can go off yesterday's fumes," he told me. And in one of the best rituals I've ever heard, Tasjan always writes with a pencil but never uses the eraser. "I hate erasers," he...
Jane Penny (TOPS)
Просмотров 483 месяца назад
Jane Penny, co-founder of TOPS (www.tttopsss.com) , makes her solo debut with her fantastic EP Surfacing (janepenny.bandcamp.com/album/surfacing) , out now on Luminelle Recordings (luminellerecs.com/artists/jane-penny/) . Penny stops by the podcast to talk about how Barry White has influenced her songwriting; why she has to write her lyrics in cursive; and why when you see her in the audience a...
Grace Cummings
Просмотров 614 месяца назад
On this episode of the podcast, Grace Cummings (atorecords.com/artists/grace-cummings/) talks about why her phone has been such a drain on her creativity and why she's making a conscious effort to stay away from it. But sometimes that phone can be pretty useful. For one, it allows Cummings to create her alter ego Cheryl. (You'll understand once you listen.) And it also allows her to create a fa...
Hovvdy
Просмотров 414 месяца назад
Will Taylor and Charlie Martin of Hovvdy (www.hovvdy.com) take a deep dive into their songwriting processes on the podcast. We delve into, among other things, the nuts and bolts of the revision process and whether distance is important when writing about an event. Hovvdy's new (double!) album Hovvdy (shop.arts-crafts.ca/products/hovvdy-hovvdy) is out April 26 on Arts & Crafts Records (arts-craf...
Ducks Ltd.
Просмотров 254 месяца назад
Evan Lewis and Tom McGreevy of Ducks Ltd (www.ducksltd.co) seem to be at opposite ends of the creative spectrum when it comes to organization. Lewis likes chaos: "The process should be a disaster," he says. McGreevy, on the other hand, needs order. His writing process involves emailing lyrics to himself, editing them, then sending the edited version to himself. Over and over. This allows McGree...
Future Islands
Просмотров 625 месяцев назад
Future Islands (www.future-islands.com) stops by today to talk about their individual and collective processes, which sometimes involves folding laundry and listening to trains. They've also earned the title of Most Well-Read Band I've Ever Interviewed: just listen to the dizzying number of favorite authors and literary influences they all have. That discussion alone could've been an entire epi...
Martin Courtney of Real Estate, the sequel
Просмотров 365 месяцев назад
I had such a good time interviewing Martin Courtney of Real Estate (www.realestatetheband.com) back in 2022 (www.songwritersonpodcast.com/episodes/martin-courtney-of-real-estate) for his solo album that we're doing it again! This time, Real Estate has a great new album out called Daniel (realestate.ffm.to/daniel.OWE) on Domino Records. (www.dominomusic.com/news/us/real-estate-announce-new-album...
Johnny Marr
Просмотров 395 месяцев назад
Johnny Marr (johnnymarr.com) (The Smiths, The Cribs, Modest Mouse, The The, so many more) is arguably one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of the last 50 years. So don't waste any time reading this intro. Just listen to the podcast. It's one of my favorites. Lots of talk about our favorite authors and some great stories too! Marr's latest album Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Ma...
Carrrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney
Просмотров 285 месяцев назад
Carrrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney
Jenny Owen Youngs on why sh*tty first drafts are so important!
Просмотров 3211 месяцев назад
Jenny Owen Youngs on why sh*tty first drafts are so important!
Martin is adorable. Thx for the interview!
The interview with McCauley & O'Neil of Deer Tick is fantastic! Who knew laundry and other household chores could lead to such creativity?
Oh, it’s a job. And Craig is a CEO.
Great insight, thank you 😊
i love u debbie
Wonderful! Love this band love the new album…
love this interview! thanks for talking to so many interesting artists.
That writing alone quote itself could fill a 50 minute podcast, with all the nested ideas you could examine. That voice itself could be thought of an amalgamation of what others have told you over the years, part of a much broader synthesis on shared human knowledge and thoughts. It's no accident he had that profound thought as a vivid reader and shelves full of books! Great interview, thank you for your work.
Oh what a suprising end! A pity. - Can anyone tell me Eric's favorite book because I didn't quite get it. "The source" by...?
I had to laugh at the interviewer's comments on the number of pens, colors, favorites... I don't write many songs but I currently have 10 different colors and two types of pens at my desk with my little notebook, just waiting for me to write in it. Whether I'm brainstorming ideas, organizing my day, or doodling nonsensical shapes, I could not get through my workday without my pen and paper (or my laptop ha ha) Great interview with a great artist! Looking forward to hearing what writings Britt Daniel shares with the world next!
This is a really great interview
Thank you!
The interview I’ve been waiting for, thank you 🙏
Alex was my bass teacher in 1986, it was awesome
Adore this band and also - what a fantastic interviewer! Well-read and well-spoken, solid engagement. Thanks guys!
i loved this so much
I don't write music but I write comedy and it's really cool to me hearing how musicians get ideas from stimuli around them because I absolutely do that with comedy.
Stu saying he hasint written much unfathomable 😅 KG and LW time era BF 3000 six months after this Onmnium Gatherum and Made in Timeland just over a year from this time period Then ice Death Planets Laminated Denim and Changes, which we know Changes was written over a five year time frame since 2017
I may have a book title for ya.
She opened for Ray Lamontagne last night and she was amazing!
these 2 sound brain dead
The guy literally wrote a song on the stage. Total improv. He's got a ton of songs that have never made a record. ruclips.net/video/ODGkncG1IJ4/видео.html
So you have a boyfriend? That's cool the reason your in my life is to help me catch these cocksuckers.. HOOK in the Mouth a HOOK. Thank you Lauren Mayberry take care sweetheart 😊🙏🖐️
I've got so many people on hooks and they don't even know I'm on to them... It's so funny when it's time to reel them in they it to late for them to get off the Hook 😂 A Bro 😡🖕
i love her so much. i hope to be able to articulate what i want to communicate as well as she does someday
Glad you did this. The likes don’t do it Justice. Keep it up. 🎉
I love that she has the same sorts of thoughts about stationery that always make me feel weird.
For me as a poet, this conversion was priceless. Thank you very much
stuart
hi, where is the rest pof the interview? thanks!
great interview - as a fan of chvrches' music, it was awesome to get Lauren's thoughts on the songwriting process. the common theme that seemed to emerge was that a large part of songwriting happens while not sitting at a notebook or instrument, both in the immediate term (having something to occupy the conscious mind to "free" the subconsious mind creatively), and the longer term ("putting in the work"). and absolutely agree: the right pens and notebooks are essentials :p
I love this podcast / video series. This one was extremely inspiring. One of my favorite episodes so far. I stumbled on these on my way to perform at a songwriter festival. I've been listening to the interviews and checking out their records mentioned from the post for inspiration. Amazing stuff! Thank you for these interviews. They've been a great road companion this tour.
So glad to stumble upon your channel Ben, this is EXACTLY the type of interview I want to see with my favorite artists. The whole process of writing is equally as fascinating as the music itself for me
His songs have an unbelievable range of styles and themes. Genius.
Way late to the party on this one but this was a really insightful interview, thanks for this!
Mike's journaling process reverberates with me. I love keeping my notes on index cards then sort them by subject in an old card catalogue box. Love your channel and Doughty so!
25:30
She's such an amazing talent, a true rockstar!
What an amazing interview! Thank you
I was compose Many composition for this band... Any respost. Apreciated.
Thank you for this channel! Love watching your videos before writing. Inspires me deeply. Keep going!
I didn't know Stanley Tucci was so into music! Haha. Nice interview, needs more views. On a lot of these topics I think it reaaaally depends on the person. For some people tough times will create great art, for others it will be the opposite and they are too depressed/whatever to be productive. Same with the hours thing, I find I'm MOST productive late at night (night owl for sure) but yeah for some people it's those early AM hours after waking. We're definitely a diverse species.
I just recently found Sarahs music. This was very interesting. Thank you
the influence of frank herbert on king gizz makes so much sense. futurism and environmentalism. love to see it.
Love the poster of Scott in the background
I hope she stays the course..
this lil lady is going to be a legend. in 50 years ppl are going to look back at these interviews on the cusp of her hitting it huge and think about how the world didnt know a legend was in the making... Reminds me of when Elvis would stay with my great grandparents when he was playing in town years before he was famous. they knew he was amazing but they had no clue just how big hed get. They just wanted to help him anyway they could.
That's amazing!
I didn't know much about Steve Gunn and saw him play for the first time the other night at Zebulon in Los Angeles. He and his band put on an incredible show. His music is a revelation in his ability to tap into deep emotions and the subconscious, something I get from Thom Yorke's work as well. Thank you for this great interview and letting Steve speak about his inspiration and process. I feel like I found new worlds to explore in terms of Steve's influences and approaches to songwriting and living a creative life.
It is really cool to see ben open up about his personal life like this, his willingness to talk about everything makes me like band of horses that much more
Hey Ben! Y'all need to push In Need Of Repair...it's brilliant
Song is soo good. Don't even know how many times I've played it