This is a section of our site where professional songwriters talk about the profession, what makes a great song and discuss their own careers.

Click on the names on the left to view the different interviews.

"All of us, I think, have thought and felt enough to generate a few songs – it’s just a case of working out the best way to go about it."

"...the song is only as good as the listener’s response to it."

"All these people write about their own lives, and are taking a great risk, because if they don’t make it interesting no one will listen."

"...every song makes its own rules."

"...for me, choosing the chords too early in the process can restrict the emotional direction of the lyric..."

"Many of the current British performers who are marketed as singer-songwriters are really just front-people."

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