SONGWRITER INTERVIEWS has 197 entries.
The Dandy Warhols
Singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Pete Holmstrom talk about their new album, small potatoes, and clubs for nice people.
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Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler
The Blues Traveler guitarist tells the real story of "Run-Around" and explains their
Letterman connection.
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Shelby Lynne
Shelby won the Best New Artist Grammy in 2001, but has serious beef with the industry as a whole, which we found out the hard way.
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Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North
Mike wrote "By Your Side," which was the 2010 Dove Award winner for Song of the Year. The awards are nice, but as he explains, he's just the mailman.
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Rik Emmett of Triumph
The Triumph frontman tells the stories behind hits like "Lay It On The Line" and "Hold On," and explains how you can write a hit song, too.
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Dean Pitchford
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in
Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
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Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects
The AAR guitarist/songwriter explains how they came up with songs like "Swing, Swing," "Dirty Little Secret" and "Beekeeper's Daughter."
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Jeph Howard of The Used
Bass player/songwriter Jeph Howard tells the stories behind The Used fan favorites "The Taste of Ink" and "Poetic Tragedy," along with new songs like "I Come Alive" and "Shine" from their 2012 album
Vulnerable.
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Supertramp founder Roger Hodgson
Roger tells the stories behind some of his biggest hits, including "Give a Little Bit," "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song."
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Graham Parker
When Judd Apatow needed under-appreciated rockers for his
Knocked Up sequel, he immediately thought of Parker, who just happened to be getting his band The Rumour back together.
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