You say public recognition is fleeting. But would you have continued your path if no one was listening to your songs? – John Hi John – No, I suppose I would have found something else to do career-wise. I imagine I would still write songs, but without hope of earning a living through them. Recognition, […]
Iâm a songwriter. The plan wasnât to start painting. But in March of 2020 I started watching Bob Ross in the afternoons with my kids during lockdown. The more I watched the more I couldnât stop watching. In a way, painting and songwriting are very similar. Theyâre both saying one thing using a confined space.
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If you donât mind me asking, how did you go about getting your first record produced? Davis Hi Davis – I don’t mind at all. I was 22, in college studying English, playing gigs whenever I could. I really just wanted to pursue my music. But how do you do that? I didnât know anyone
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Finding your unique songwriting voice is really just a continuation of the stuff youâre already doing, but simply editing it down and changing its form. If youâre having trouble finding your unique songwriting voice, imagine your brain as being a giant rain barrel. The top is open. Everything you take inâexperiences, reading, watching TV, whateverâis
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This question comes from Phaedra (age 6) whose dad relayed her question. âDid you really do the things you sing about doing as a kid in âAmazing Incredible Thingsâ? And who is Samson?â Phaedra Hi Phaedra – Those are great questions. I sing about doing a lot of unbelievable stuff in âAmazing Incredible Things,â donât
Whenever Iâm stuck on a song, I imagine my dad and me in the Beltrami Island State forest in northern Minnesota. Growing up, thatâs where weâd go on the weekends to hunt partridge. My dad didnât own a pickup truck, but he used the family minivan as if it were one. Weâd go down roads
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We celebrate Pizza Friday every week (here’ why) and Heidi makes these breadsticks. Itâs her own take on the Olive Gardenâs copycat recipe. Try it out and let us know how it goes! Ingredients For the dough: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons
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What inspires you to write songs? Louise (Philippines) Hi Louise – Iâm inspired to write songs by many things and it changes as I get older. I think I began writing songs (age 16) to express stuff going on inside of me that I couldnât put into words. I wasnât a very good communicator. Plus
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My Two Favorite Definitions of Success Thereâs been so much love from âBack to the Beginningâ being on the Netflix series After Life. Thank you all for the kind words. Let me show you a funny graph. Itâs the number of plays âBack to the Beginningâ had on Thursday (spoiler alert: it was 4 playsâŠpossibly
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Here’s how to play my song “Back to the Beginning.” Remember, this is just how I play it. I hope you can take whatever I’m doing and make it your own. I used to love (still do) trying to figure out the guitar parts to my favorite songs. It was always such an education about the instrument–learning
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