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Maya Hawke
All you need to know about Maya Hawke's (https://www.mayahawkemusic.com) dedication to wordcraft is summed up in this memory: "The day I fell in love with my husband was the day we got into a fight about free verse poetry versus formal poet
Lolo Zouaï
As a bilingual artist, Lolo Zouaï (https://lolozouai.com) uses both English and French on her new album Reverie (https://lolozouai.lnk.to/reverie). Sometimes it's because the meaning of a word in one language is more precise for the song, w
Donovan Woods
Donovan Woods (https://www.donovanwoods.net) is the master of the pull quote when it comes to the songwriting process. His words are wise counsel for any songwriter. To wit: "A good song asks questions rather than provides wisdom," and "Whe
Sasha Spielberg (aka Buzzy Lee)
I wasn't surprised when Sasha Spielberg--an actor, visual artist, and musician who records as Buzzy Lee (https://www.buzzylee.com)--told me that she once cried listening to the score to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestri
Morgan Nagler
Morgan Nagler (https://linktr.ee/morgannagler?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnss-70uKcBZpWFCDHPJ8J2D-1qlF6bwzRIjs9kqhdeUR1Q0Z2pQZGYb6K_u0_aem_jlu-U29cVUQcI
Cameron Picton (black midi, My New Band Believe)
My New Band Believe (https://www.mynewbandbelieve.com) is Cameron Picton's new band after his time as the bassist and sometimes frontman for black midi (https://bmblackmidi.com). We go deep into his songwriting process, including a discussi
Carl Newman (The New Pornographers)
It's the return of Carl Newman of The New Pornographers (https://www.thenewpornographers.com)! We were just kids back in 2015 when I first interviewed Newman (https://www.songwritersonprocess.com/blog/2015/2/5/carl-newman) and we discussed
King Tuff (Kyle Thomas)
"I'm a jacket man," King Tuff (https://kingtuffworld.net) (aka Kyle Thomas) told me as we discussed why feeling good is important to the songwriting process. I had mentioned a writer who told me that he must wear a winter coat when he write
Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan)
"I very much consider myself a writer," Lindsey Jordan (Snail Mail (https://www.snailmail.band)) says. And any good writer has a ritual. Part of Jordan's ritual involves the balance between keeping the writing process precious and recognizi
Nate Ruess
Nate Ruess's songwriting catalog includes his Grammy winning band Fun (https://www.ournameisfun.com); his co-write and co-performance with P!nk on "Just Give Me a Reason"; and songs for Hayley Williams, Kesha, and Young Thug. After feeling
Tyler Ballgame
Procrastinators unite! Thank you, Tyler Ballgame (https://tylerballgame.com), you are a kindred spirit. Finally someone who admits that procrastination is a great tool for writing. So much has been written on the evils of procrastination, y
Buck Meek (Big Thief)
“When I go to the grocery store, that’s part of the songwriting process. When I work on my truck, that’s part of my songwriting process. Every aspect of our life feeds into our creativity. The more present I can be, the better the songs,” s
Hotel Fiction
Jade Long and Jessica Thompson of Athens, Georgia based Hotel Fiction (https://hotelfiction.com) have a simple routine for their songwriting sessions: make some brownies, pour some wine. And they like to be outside. It's not complicated. Bu
Nat and Alex Wolff
Nat and Alex Wolff (https://www.instagram.com/natandalex/?hl=en) had me at Sam Shepard (https://samshepardarchive.com/about/). The playwright/writer/actor was one of my dissertation topics and the brothers acted in his plays, so we agreed e
Patton Magee (The Nude Party)
Patton Magee of The Nude Party (https://www.thenudepartymusic.com) has the best reason why reading makes you a better songwriter: it gives you a stronger and more wide-ranging vocabulary, which in turn gives you more ways to express yoursel
Courtney Marie Andrews
"I am a taskmaster," Courtney Marie Andrews (https://www.courtneymarieandrews.com) told me. When we talked back in 2018 (https://www.songwritersonprocess.com/blog/2018/5/20/courtney-marie-andrews), I marveled at Andrews' discipline. She cal
Lucinda Williams
"To write about something sad and dark, I need to feel content, to feel a sense of well being. I can't write when I'm depressed," Lucinda Williams told me. Much of my discussion with Williams focused on how we prepare to write. By her own a
KT Tunstall
"I've been very happy lately, and that's worrying," KT Tunstall (https://www.kttunstall.com) told me. "It's much easier to write sad songs than happy songs. Happiness makes you want to be present, but pain makes you want to escape. And musi
Melody's Echo Chamber
Why do so many of us feel the need to clean our space before we create? Melody Prochet (aka Melody's Echo Chamber (https://melodysechochamber.com)) and I discuss why it's important to our respective writing processes. When she's not writing
Whitney
"Pants delivery was my eureka moment," Julien Ehrlich of Whitney (https://www.whitneytheband.com) says on the pod, and with that we have my favorite out-of-context pull quote. Ehrlich was not speaking metaphorically: when he and bandmate Ma
Gatlin
“I’m a ‘go in phases’ type of gal. It took me a year and a half to write this record, but it came in blocks,” Gatlin (https://www.gatlinmusic.com/) says. It’s how she manages her routine in those blocks that makes her songwriting process so
Mariel Buckley
"I made a conscious effort on this album to be more disciplined in my writing because my ideas were getting stale and I was writing from the same place," Mariel Buckley (https://www.marielbuckley.com) told me. "I realized that my material w
Momma Returns!
Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten of Momma (https://www.mommaband.com) return! Momma is my favorite band and their new album Welcome to My Blue Sky (https://momma-band.ffm.to/welcome-to-my-blue-sky) is my favorite album of 2025. At least
Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
"I'm a professional daydreamer," Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes (https://www.thisisbrighteyes.com) told me. That's the catch-22: are you really daydreaming if you're aware that you're doing it? Daydreaming leads to eureka moments, but only whe
Billie Marten
"I get a physical tingling sensation. It's beyond my control, an impulsive feeling where I have to sit and wait for it," Billie Marten (https://www.billiemarten.com) says about that moment before a wave of inspiration strikes. The problem,
William Prince
"I allow myself to miss the guitar. And the guitar comes calling when I start to feel bored," says William Prince (https://www.williamprincemusic.com). A multiple JUNO award-winner, Prince is also a member of Peguis First Nation (https://pe
Jay Som
"It's important to separate my sense of self-worth from my creations. If I was so self-aware of my output, I don't think I'd be having fun," Melina Duterte, who goes by the performing name Jay Som, (https://jaysommusic.com) told me. She say
Hayes Carll
It's the return of Hayes Carll (https://www.hayescarll.com/home)! I first interviewed him in https://www.songwritersonprocess.com/blog/2013/06/20/hayes-carll and again in https://www.songwritersonprocess.com/blog/2016/5/11/hayes-carll-2016.
Mitch Rowland
"The decision has been made, and now it's time to f**k off," Mitch Rowland (https://www.mitchrowland.com) told me. To be clear, Rowland wasn't saying this to me; instead, it's Rowland ruthlessly killing his darlings in the editing process.
Paul Muldoon
If you took a contemporary poetry class in college in the last 30 years, Paul Muldoon (https://www.paulmuldoonpoetry.com) was probably on your syllabus. The New York Times has called him “one of the great poets of the past hundred years. .
