The Song Was Finished. The Record Wasn’t.
A Way To Your Heart was written in 1992. Thirty-four years later, one missing instrument finally completed the record.
Forget Technique. Just Write.
Technique matters, but it should never stop creation before it starts. First, write enough to find your own voice.
I Was Going to Destroy the Song
I spent months trying to make a dark slow blues song work. Then I tried to destroy it — and found the song instead.
The Idea Was Good. The Approach Sucked.
Sometimes the song is fine. The problem is the plan you keep forcing onto it.
The Story Behind “Boudica (Queen of War)”
Some songs begin with a guitar riff. Others begin with a line that refuses to leave you alone. “Boudica (Queen of War)” began with curiosity. I had watched a film about Boudica, the Iceni queen who led a major uprising against Roman rule in Britain around 60 AD. I knew the broad outline of the […]