Many times when I’m mentoring SongTown songwriters, I come across a truly great song that no one is ever likely to record. For a multitude of reasons, it’s possible to write something awesome that ...

My biggest hits have been romantic ballads or mid-tempo songs. So, I’m not the stereotypical writer who writes all of the time. I’m not afraid to write a ballad! And, I don’t think you should be ...

Lyrics are often compared to poetry. Are they a form of "the poetic art?" Are they less "artistic?" Poetry has a romantic aura to it, whereas lyric writing seems rather plebeian (to borrow a word from ...

Songwriter’s iPad is a gorgeous app that can assist musicians in writing and arranging lyrics, aiming to also ease writer’s blocks with its database of phrases, words and rhymes. The user interface is ...

Although I spent months talking to lyricists from all four corners of the musical theatre world, seeing their shows, and listening to their CD's, I knew I could never gain a full appreciation for the ...