Songwriting thoughts:
- Songwriting is an art, not a science
- Good songwriting is preparing for moments when the ‘lightning strikes’
- Write things down
- You’re not gonna write good songs if you’re not living a good life – listen to good music, read books, be interesting
- A good artist looks at the world and tells you what he sees
- Art today is learning how to hide your influences well
- There is no such thing as christian or secular music…there is no inherently ‘redeemed’ music
- Know what you’re filters are…use as few as possible
- Our job as songwriters is not to please our fans or sell a lot of records…it is to look at the world and tell what you see.
- Every artist has a grid through which they look at the world
- You can create art of anything that Jesus is Lord of
- Music is not always full time vocational ministry…sometimes you just make great art…it’s your job and you love it
- We all need to be doing what we CAN do… we are all part of one body
- Recommended Book: Steve Turner ‘Imagine’