British - Playwright | January 28, 1937 - January 23, 1995
Childhood is a promise that is never kept.
Ken Hill
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Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write (everyone has a brain I hope!), but that doesn't all of a sudden make us best selling authors.
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The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another.
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Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.
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If our main goal is to connect emotionally, we should want to have as many tools as we possibly can to achieve that goal. The more abilities that we have, the more choices we can make musically.
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If you are making music for other people, you will have to be aware of how people relate to it.
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Minds are like flowers. If you let it sit there without soaking anything up, it will dry up.
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Music is an art form. It is a way to wordlessly communicate.
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I have come up with very creative ideas that really didn't work with the song I was currently composing.
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The more I do in my life, the more I can write music about new experiences.
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Sometimes just getting out of the house and doing something you haven't done in a long time (or never done!) can open up the doors to musical inspiration.
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Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician.
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