What music artist is the one that pushes and inspires you? Lori Hi Lori – Harry Nilsson. He was the first to show me that “doing music” didn’t have to look a certain way. For example, I thought I had to put out albums and tour 300 days a year to be an artist. But […]
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How do you play ‘Heidi’ on guitar? It’s one of my favorite songs. K Hi K – Here’s a video that I hope helps. One of the chords is a little tricky (at least for me) but lots of fun once you get the hang of it. Also, here’s a chord sheet you can feel
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What’s the best way for an independent songwriter to go about meeting industry people who will help get their demos in front of ‘major artists’ to be cut? Nathanael Hi Nathanael – I can definitely empathize because I had this exact same question before I moved to Nashville more than ten years ago. Now, to
Who is a musician with whom you’d love to collaborate? – Hojo Hi Hojo – I’ll admit, it’s not something I’ve thought much about. But immediately Randy Newman and Paul Simon come to mind. I’m certainly influenced by both, but it would be amazing to be in a room with them to learn as much
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Do you get upset when you or your song gets compared to another artist or their work? John Hi John – Yes. Well, at least initially. It’s my lizard brain signaling fight, flight, or freeze. Like someone’s about to eat me. It’s been found out that I’m an imposter, I’ve been faking this whole music
Hi Aaron, my name is Jörn and I am from Germany. I am listening a lot to your very inspiring songs and wanted to thank you. I really like the cover of your single “The Kindness of Strangers” – it gives a lot of interpretation but warms my heart. Where and how did you come
Did you lose someone important to you? I just learned of you yesterday and so many of your songs go straight to my heart! I lost my son 18 months ago. Karmen Hi Karmen – I’m so sorry about your son. I can’t even imagine what you must be going through. I have four boys,
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Hi Lori – I like to play this one. Here’s a little video of me showing it to you.
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AMA: “If you could only listen to digital music or vinyl records for the rest of your life which would you choose?” Ali Hi Ali – I’ll answer this solely as a listener. If I answer as an artist and songwriter, I might put myself out of a job! I was going to say digital
“Did you enjoy jazz band in high school? What did you gain from that time, as far as a musician and songwriter?” Rachel Hi Rachel – I smiled when I read your question because I never was in jazz band in high school. You and I grew up in the same small town, so maybe