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25 Thoughts for Songwriters.................1988.
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1. Lyrics aren't written...they're rewritten!
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2. Colorful or flavorful images are remembered long after most of the
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words have been forgotten. Create a picture in your listener's mind
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3. Unnecessary words are unnecessary!
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4. The only thing worse than overproducing a song is not producing it at
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all.
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5. The more tracks you record on, the more ways to mess up the mix!
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6. The best mikes will do little for lousy old strings on a guitar etc.
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7. First step to getting a good sound is to get a good player.
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8. Be your own severest critic!
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9. You're better off with no drummer than a bad one. Buy a drum machine.
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10.Excuses & apologies are boring at best and have no place in the music
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industry.
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11.A song should be the musical equal to a short short story.
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12.Make sure that the first song they hear is an attention grabber.
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13.Grab the listener fast and keep it by withholding information.
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14.Surprise endings are always a surprise.
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15.Don't show off your chops...keep it simple.
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16.If it feels good, use it.
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17.Get the best singer you can find.
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18.Background vocals should make musical sense or skip 'em.
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19.Always be prepared to leave a copy of the tape. Leave your master
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at home.
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20.Copyright forms are available from Copyright Office, the Library of
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Congress, Washington, D.C. 20559....Do I have to say it?21.Life is like a piano, what you get out of it depends on how you
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play it.
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22.You can own a Stradivarious, but that won't make music by it itself.
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23."So you're a songwriter, huh? That's great, but what do you do for
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a living?"...just smile to yourself. If they had any soul, THEY'D
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be creative!
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24.Your attitude can make or break you. Think positive!
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25 "Love is the bread of life, but music is the butter."
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by Duke Kish on May 8 1963 sitting at the piano in the auditorium
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of Moravian College writing song number 1322. Duke Kish/May 1963
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