The Seeds of a Song
People always ask me, “What comes first, the music or the lyrics?” I don’t know why people are so fascinated with the answer to that question, and the question always makes me slightly nervous, as if I should have an expert opinion or a backlog of statistics on my own songwriting to give a definitive answer. I can’t.
Often, it’s true for me that the lyrics come first. I seldom find just melodies on the guitar that come out fully fleshed and add the lyrics afterward. If I start on the piano, it often happens that the melody will come first, of a piece.… Seguir leyendo »