The Business Songwriter-No Myth!
REALLY WE ARE ALL BUSINESS SONGWRITERS;BUT SOME SONGWRITERS HAVE A
INCREDIBLY LARGE BUSINESS APPROACH TO THIER CRAFT.THERE'S LITTLE ROOM
FOR ARTISTIC PURPOSE.I'M GOING TO TO TRY AND MAKE THIS BRIEF AND AS
PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION NAMES BECAUSE MY POINT IS NOT TO HURT OR EMBARASS BUT JUST TO TELL THE THE TRUTH.
HERE'S A LITLLE OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SONGWRITING AND IT'S CRAFT.
1-3-MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK HIT SONGS ARE EASY TO WRITE,ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES,OR THAT ANY MUSICIAN CAN WRITE GREAT SONGS.THEY KNOW GREAT
SONGWRITERS ARE RARE AND THEY PUT AN EXTRODINARY VALUE ON THIER TALENT.
2.BRITNEY SPEARS HAS SOLD OVER 31 MILLION RECORDS IN THE U.S. ALONE.THAT'S
THE MOST OF ANYONE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND THE MOST OF ANYONE 25 YEARS
OLD OR YOUNGER,EVER.OBVIOUSLY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY CONVINCED THAT BRITNEY SPEARS CAN SING;BUT THEY ARE SURE THAT SHE IS DAMN GOOD AT IT AND SHE CAN DANCE HER ASS OFF AT THE SAME TIME.IF THAT
ISN'T TALENT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
4.-POP/ROCK MUSIC FANS LOVE THE LYRICS TO THIER FAVORITE SONGS AND TREASURE THEM DEEPLY.THEY ARE THE SOUNDTRACK AND THE DIALOUGE TO THIER LIVES.PLAY A POPULAR SONG AND IT WILL TRIGGER A MILLION SPECIAL
MEMORIES IN A MILLION SPECIAL FANS.EACH ONE AS UNIQUE AS A SNOWFLAKE.
11.-IT'S O.K. FOR BOB DYLAN TO HATE EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
5,6,7,8,9,10-NO RETORT-ABSURD MYTHS NO-ONE BELIEVES.
14-AND FINALLY-THIS IS THE DIGITAL AGE.EVEN A LOW PRICED CD PLAYER HAS INCREDIBLE SOUND QUALITY.
ALL THESE ARE RETORTS TO WHAT A VERY SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER CALLED
"14 MYTHS OF SONGWRITING{OR SONGWRITERS}"-THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM.NONE OF THE SO CALLED MYTHS THAT THE WRITER MENTIONED IS A MYTH THAT ANY SIZABLE
PORTION OF THE CD BUYING PUBLIC BELIEVES OR OF WORKING SONGWRITERS.
IT USED TO BE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BUT TODAY'S AUDIENCE AND SONGWRTERS HAVE THE INTERNET AND THAT HAS
MADE THEM A MUCH SMARTER.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME
WHEN THE PEOPLE HAS HAD SO MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM NOT
ONLY ON THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT ABOUT EVERY BUSINESS.THERFORE VERY
FEW MYTHS STILL EXIST IN ANY BUSINESS.THE PUBLIC AND SONGWRITERS WILL NEVER KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT THEY SURE AS HELL BOTH KNOW A
VERY GREAT DEAL MORE THAN THEY USED TOO-P.HOLLY-2006-DEC. 1-
INCREDIBLY LARGE BUSINESS APPROACH TO THIER CRAFT.THERE'S LITTLE ROOM
FOR ARTISTIC PURPOSE.I'M GOING TO TO TRY AND MAKE THIS BRIEF AND AS
PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION NAMES BECAUSE MY POINT IS NOT TO HURT OR EMBARASS BUT JUST TO TELL THE THE TRUTH.
HERE'S A LITLLE OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SONGWRITING AND IT'S CRAFT.
1-3-MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK HIT SONGS ARE EASY TO WRITE,ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES,OR THAT ANY MUSICIAN CAN WRITE GREAT SONGS.THEY KNOW GREAT
SONGWRITERS ARE RARE AND THEY PUT AN EXTRODINARY VALUE ON THIER TALENT.
2.BRITNEY SPEARS HAS SOLD OVER 31 MILLION RECORDS IN THE U.S. ALONE.THAT'S
THE MOST OF ANYONE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND THE MOST OF ANYONE 25 YEARS
OLD OR YOUNGER,EVER.OBVIOUSLY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY CONVINCED THAT BRITNEY SPEARS CAN SING;BUT THEY ARE SURE THAT SHE IS DAMN GOOD AT IT AND SHE CAN DANCE HER ASS OFF AT THE SAME TIME.IF THAT
ISN'T TALENT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
4.-POP/ROCK MUSIC FANS LOVE THE LYRICS TO THIER FAVORITE SONGS AND TREASURE THEM DEEPLY.THEY ARE THE SOUNDTRACK AND THE DIALOUGE TO THIER LIVES.PLAY A POPULAR SONG AND IT WILL TRIGGER A MILLION SPECIAL
MEMORIES IN A MILLION SPECIAL FANS.EACH ONE AS UNIQUE AS A SNOWFLAKE.
11.-IT'S O.K. FOR BOB DYLAN TO HATE EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
5,6,7,8,9,10-NO RETORT-ABSURD MYTHS NO-ONE BELIEVES.
14-AND FINALLY-THIS IS THE DIGITAL AGE.EVEN A LOW PRICED CD PLAYER HAS INCREDIBLE SOUND QUALITY.
ALL THESE ARE RETORTS TO WHAT A VERY SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER CALLED
"14 MYTHS OF SONGWRITING{OR SONGWRITERS}"-THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM.NONE OF THE SO CALLED MYTHS THAT THE WRITER MENTIONED IS A MYTH THAT ANY SIZABLE
PORTION OF THE CD BUYING PUBLIC BELIEVES OR OF WORKING SONGWRITERS.
IT USED TO BE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BUT TODAY'S AUDIENCE AND SONGWRTERS HAVE THE INTERNET AND THAT HAS
MADE THEM A MUCH SMARTER.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME
WHEN THE PEOPLE HAS HAD SO MUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM NOT
ONLY ON THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT ABOUT EVERY BUSINESS.THERFORE VERY
FEW MYTHS STILL EXIST IN ANY BUSINESS.THE PUBLIC AND SONGWRITERS WILL NEVER KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT THEY SURE AS HELL BOTH KNOW A
VERY GREAT DEAL MORE THAN THEY USED TOO-P.HOLLY-2006-DEC. 1-
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