Don’t Worry, Be Crappy
I think far too many of us get caught up NOT finishing the song we’ve started to write because we’re already worried of it sounding bad. I think it’s only natural for us to start writing a song and then NOT finishing it because apparently, it sounds like crap.
BIG mistake. You and I know that the majority of the best stuff out there didn’t come from a ‘one shot’. It takes time. It takes some editing. It takes some tweaking. It usually doesn’t happen overnight.
Whatever your problem is, whether it’s the melody, the lyrics or the chords, you should try you very best to at least finish the song off. Why create 10 half songs when you can have 5 which are finished?
OK, so I hear you say "what if they sound like crap?", to which I say "so what!" 
At least you can enhance what you already have. What are you going to do with 10 half songs? Try to finish them all - and then think they’re crap …so you start writing yet another one? Do you see where I’m coming from?
Don’t worry, be crappy. There is nobody beside you with a knife who will crucify you for a crappy song. All you need to do is work on THAT song, and not start another one. 
If you own my course Songwriting Secrets Interview you should know that we hit the point home about this. Striving for something perfect, leaving it unfinished and then ‘moving on’ to create another song is a dangerous move and will NOT help you improve your craft.
In the course we also share some in-depth strategies on how to improve writing melodies and getting lyrical ideas without a ‘writers’ block’.
Hopefully, you will go away after reading this post and try to find those half-finished great ideas and complete these gems
Shamir
November 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Excewllent advice from a master songwriter. Your tips are always to the point . encouraging and most definitely helpful. Thanks Shamir!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Yes I agree, it’s only words on paper and in time could be a #1 song. Only time will tell.
November 27th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I also agree
I recently took part in a songwriting competition over a 90 day period. It taught me to churn out song after song but I couldn’t find the time to rewrite.
I think setting yourself a mini goal is a great idea, try and chuck a few out whether crappy or genius, and then MAKE SURE you go back to them. Time and distance from a lyric/melody has this brilliant way of opening your eyes the next time round, just make sure there is a ‘next time round’
Thank you Shamir, your emails are a constant inspiration.
November 27th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Yes but I have a question for you. What if the song really is crappy and you post it. Then people might think that thats how all of your songs may be and then not listen to the rest?
November 27th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I too am a victim of writing unfinished songs, and you are so right. If I had only given some of those songs a chance, then maybe they might have been something of substance today. This is a lesson I’m going to keep close to my heart from now on. In fact, I will keep a journal and call it song bits and pieces, and every now and then I will go through that journal to see if the bits and pieces in there strike a new creative chord. It’s interesting that when we look at stuff a while after it’s been written, they tend to appear different, sometimes fascinating.
November 27th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
GREAT IDEA!
November 27th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
One of the hardest things I find is getting past the thoughts of “This is crap”.
(I think it comes from school, where we were graded on everything.) One idea I found helpful came from a songwriting workshop I took, and that was that the 80/20 rule works for songwriting, too. In other words, if you want 20 good songs, you’ll need to write 80 bad ones, 20 good lines, you need 80 bad lines. (The numbers are not absolute, but it makes it easier if you are writing something you think is bad. If your thoughts are: “That’s one bad song out of the way, one closer to a good one.” it’s more helpful than thinking: “this is crap, I suck, I should give up.”)
And, a note to Jackson-If you write something crappy, don’t post it. I find it’s easier to be objective about anything I write if I wait a few days after I’ve “finished” it. Look at it with fresh eyes, and if you don’t think it’s good, set it aside. You don’t have to share anything less than your best.
November 27th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
From someone who has a folder full of unfinished songs, I look forward to
going back and picking the material up and finish it.
November 27th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I’ve written a total of 6 songs because it’s been only a hobby with me. Each song took less than an hour to write - I guess when one is “inspired” the words and music just seem to flow.
Anyway, I’ve just signed contracts with publishers for 2 of these songs, and I’m excited…starting to take this “hobby” more seriously. I have another song in the works (ballad), and for the first time, I found myself not being able to get out of it. Everything just flowed until the ending. I found the more I fretted over it, the worse it got, so I just got away from it until I felt “inspired” again. It took months! Then, one day, it just came to me and I quickly wrote down the finish. I’m ready to get a demo made.
Your statement about a song sounding like crap is true, and when it happens, it’s easy to become discouraged. But, if you give it some time, it just seems to work itself out. And you’re right…dashing off to start another song is the wrong thing to do because all your creative efforts are now being focused on that particular song. It’s like trying to read more than one novel at a time - kinda hard to focus on them both.
Keep up the great tips!
Marion
November 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
This is a reply to Jackson’s message (November 27th, 2008 at 1:49pm).
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>Yes but I have a question for you. What if the song really is crappy and you >post it. Then people might think that thats how all of your songs may be >and then not listen to the rest?
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I don’t think that Shamir was suggesting that you POST these “crappy” songs for the world to hear. You should be MUCH more selective about that. He’s just suggesting that you FINISH them. It’s a good habit to get into.
When I was younger, my drive for perfection used to cause me to abandon ideas and NEVER finish things. Later in life I’ve learned to view this as a curse. You can ALWAYS revise a work. In fact, it’s much easier to REVISE and polish a song than it is to write the song the first time. Yet for some reason, a lot of people have a difficult time changing something after they’ve written it. Sometimes there’s a potentially great song with just a few lyrics that sound trite or cliche, but they some how feel like they’re betraying something to change it. To this attitude I have to cry bullsh@#! You don’t owe the song anything other than to make it the best song it can be.
Lots of great composers (is Duke Ellington good enough for you?) did this regularly, even with music they had been performing for years.
My view of the process:
WRITE, PERFORM, LISTEN, REVISE, PERFORM, LISTEN, REVISE, etc.
If you keep doing this, it DOES get better. And then again, you also have to know when the song really IS crappy (ie. no amount of revision is going to save it). Don’t waste time “polishing turds.” Just write a new one.
But learning to FINISH things, good or bad, is still a good habit to be in.
November 27th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I have experienced this first hand. Just the other day, I was going through a pile of unfinished business. I found a number that I was always fond of but never really finished it because I could never put a proper melody or feel to the song. As I was reading the lyrics, the melody just popped in my head, it took 13 years for this to happen. What a great song! I am sure glad I did not through it away. NEVER quit! Some good, some bad, so what…………. have fun………
Love the information,
Thank You….
November 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
This idea is right and wrong simultaneously. Sometimes 5 minute are enough to write a ready tune and sometimes more than month required.
Just necessary using the different ways to meet a goal.
November 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
thanks man, i actually have like 40 unfinished songs laying around my room…. i should start finishing them instead of worrying to start a new and not finish that one
November 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
iv’e got quite a few finished but probably hundreds of unfinished
crapy people do buy unfinished NEVER
November 27th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Thank you so much Shamir, You are really a great encourager for us who are still struggling in this ballgame. You did hit it right! We had so many
unfinished songs/ideas to look back, only to recall them as soon as I play my guitar. Great wisdom you have Shamir! God Bless you Shamir!
November 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Hi Shamir,
You are right, we do continue and never tend to finish the song!
hey I guess that’s human nature, we need inspiration from people like you to keep us on track!
Keep it up
Mo
November 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Yes thank you. But what I was trying to say was what if you find it sounds good and so you post it and then people start to think its crappy or that after a while you start to think or realize that it sucks. Will 1 mistake ruin everything?
November 27th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Thank you. I was just about to start a new song before finishing mine because i was worried what it would sound like. This is just what i needed!
November 27th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Hi Shamir, I’m still enjoying the updates from you and having lots of fun! This is just a hobby for me, and I have been busy getting to know about cubasis, and am only now at the stage of attempting to put 4or5 tracks together, a bit like a puzzle really. I have always wondered though, assuming one might get to a stage where a decent sound is achieved, what demand is there out there for new musical ideas. I’m not talking about dreaming of a hit, but just ordinary sort of music that we hear out there. I can’t help thinking that there must be so many people that send in ideas each day, that the industry ends up with too much to choose from. I enjoyed your course and look forward to your updates.
Regards
Dave.
November 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
WOW! that’s something i would of never thought of….
THANKS!
this will help me out so much…THANKS!!!!! ur awesome!
November 27th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Hej Shamir I will say that, what iv´e learned so far have helped me much. I have written many different songs now thanks to your course, perfect :D.
I thank you very much and hope for further work, with you in the future.
November 27th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
This is a response to
Jackson Says:
November 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
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Yes thank you. But what I was trying to say was what if you find it sounds good and so you post it and then people start to think its crappy or that after a while you start to think or realize that it sucks. Will 1 mistake ruin everything?
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I know what you mean, but at the end of the day, the only one who can decide that is YOU. There are always going to be some people who like what your write/play/sing/whatever, and others who don’t. If you think it’s great and everyone else seems to disagree, you may be trying to present it to the wrong audience. Or if there really is NO audience (or a VERY limited one) for what you’re doing (something we jazzers think about ALL the time) then you can either try to change yourself/music to fit into a different style/genre, or just decide that it’s not that important to you and go ahead and write for yourself and small audience that likes your stuff and be happy with that.
I play and teach music full-time for a living (I have no other “day gig”), yet I don’t really “try” to play music that I think people want necessarily (although if somebody asks me for something that’s within the realm of what I can do well, I’m happy to accomodate). Yet there are always a few that really appreciate what I’m doing, and it’s been enough. I don’t every once think about a different career, and am happy with the path I’ve chosen.
We each have to define what “success” means to us.
Of course, you can (and should!) always work towards improving your musical skills (and literary skills if you’re writing lyrics). And as you improve you’ll probably find some of your older stuff lacking. Just don’t get “stuck.” This is easier than ever. There are TONS of good books, websites, software, etc. for songwriters. Keep writing, learning and trying different things. And what you present to the “public” is always just a little glimpse of the best that you’re working on.
I heard that somebody asked Ellington what his best composition was and he said “the one I’m going to write tomorrow.”
November 27th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Well done Shamir!
A very important point to bare in mind. Thank you for the reminder!!!
Sometimes we have a great melodic idea and the words are just silly, so we leave the idea aside. Sometimes it works the other way round and the words are great but the melody is naff, which may also result in us leaving the idea behind us unfinished. It is important to always finish stuff off even if the “finishing” is just provisional.
Also isn’t much easier to tweak finished songs?
November 27th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
hallo,shamir this is u r wonderful attampt.This tips wii be very helpful for songwriters. you should carry it by adding some tremandousand and helpful informations about song and music.
November 27th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
thanx for the tips Shamir. they’ve helped me so much!
November 27th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hi Shamair,
I think your are right.
When I start a song I always finish it even if I’ts crappy. After about a week or two I go back to it and play around with the melody and Find new notes to play and it keeps getting better because the lyrics are strong
and this brings out the melody better. I often end up with almost a new melody. What comes first is not always right.
Kind Regards,
John
November 27th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
k thanks. And thank you Shamir. Thats a very good inspiration. even the comments help out. thank you so much!
November 27th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I ‘ve been reading over all these responses to Your article, and I find them all to be great feed back Which lets You also know You hit on a chord
We all need to hear. I also thought I would add one of My own from a different angle and that is when were stuck or not comming out with what We want maybe We need to think what is the theme of the song? Insperational ? Blues? sad? happy ? and maybe when were trying to complete were not in the same mood ? Ex. if were writing an insperational song (say for servicemen) and were not feeling inspired, We may not write or feel a melody We are hoping to get. I feel I write better when I am in the same mood … Just a thought !
November 27th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Simple, short but full of insight and truth. I am glad the author finished it — it’s definitely not “crappy” and makes you happy. Excellent resource to keep in mind and working. Thank you for sharing this blog with me.
Charles
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May I say that I am still looking for a collaborator to write music to my “unfinished Catholic lyrics?” I am sure we can surpass Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Please visit my unfinished web site:
http://www.ChurchMouse.Bz
PS The Editors may edit or leave this last part out at their discretion.
November 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Thanks, Shamir.
Great stuff!
November 27th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Typos:
Soudning for sounding
It takes times for time
Try you very best for your
Neil
All the best
November 27th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
i think this is very good advice and great encouragement 4 songwriters….
personally i think if it reads crap it might sound good wen u sing it… i’ve spent alot of time reading otha singers lyrics and most of thm dnt make sense… but singin it is a completely different story…
but i think everyone including myself is paranoid about it being crappy and not makin sense but it’s jus something that everyone will have 2 learn to overcome and get some confidence. xxx
November 27th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
This is truly inspiring, considering i do have half songs but only a few full ones which did take time to edit and make perfect. Now, after reading this I will be going back to these incomplete “messes” and finish them then tweak them to make them better. Interesting Advice, thank you so much Sham!
November 27th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Timely advice thanks , crappy or not ive got alot of songs started and not finished , some times ya get burntout on a song or just playing in general but we still gotta move on
November 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
thanks smar = ) this was a huge help …………………….. thanks so much i now know what i can do to keep writing and improve my songs = 1 !!!!
once again thanks - niki <3
November 28th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Thanks Shamir.
I saw a televised interview with Neil Finn in which he said that his song, “Fall At Your Feet” (one of my favorites) was created by combining two partially completed songs which did not seem to be progressing as individual ones. He just kept his creativity going!
Cheers to all,
James
November 28th, 2008 at 12:50 am
You answered another question I had. Usually, my problem is the lyrics sounding like crap, or my inability to recall the the melody I wanted at the time I wrote the song. Both, will take some work.
Thanks.
November 28th, 2008 at 1:21 am
GREAT IDEA !!
THANKYOU !!
November 28th, 2008 at 2:18 am
I agree about finishing them. I write and record songs on a Mac. Some songs I started five years ago and didn’t finish, moved on to new songs. If there was a groove there I’d save it and check back at a later date. I’ve finished some of them five years later. Computers are very handy for this.
I still have writers blok. I spread it out over time and make the best of it.
Write It Down,
TC
November 28th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Thanks Shamir, I am working on your advice. It’s great to have people like you out there who are willing to render help of this kind to people who need it as well. Your advice is helping a great deal.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:21 am
Hey Shamir, thanks for that help.
That’s absolutely right. I think a lot of people (esp. writers) think that they can just shoot it just like that. But really, the reality is, it takes time to plan and write before presenting the whole picture…that’s right…Sometimes I found it (from my experience) difficult to create or compose a song because there are too many tunes in my head (songs). So I think I should really concentrate on that particular song before actually moving on to your next composition.
You are rock Shamir, keep it pickin.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Keep it rockin
November 28th, 2008 at 4:10 am
Hey there, I used to write parts of songs, sometimes they would get completed sometimes they didn’t. When that stopped happening and I started completing songs (whether they were crappy or not) I started to develop more as a songwriter. Not always does a song just fall together, sometimes it does and it seems like there was no work involved everything was just there complete. But sometimes it takes work, and the fullfillment of the completion of those songs makes up for it. When a song comes together that you have worked on (start to finish) whether it takes a day or a week or whatever it takes, it feels good. Stick with it, work at it, revise, grow, expand. Whatever it takes. One song completed is better than 100 only partially. Keep on, and thanks for this place for all of us to get together and inspire each other. Cheers.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:23 am
great advice thank you
November 28th, 2008 at 4:37 am
I JUST STARTED READING ABOUT SONG WRITING AND I HAVEN’T HAD A CHANCE TO PUT IT TO USE YET BUT I’M ALREADY LEARNING SO MUCH.I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE E-MAILS AND I CAN’T WAIT TO USE WHAT I AM LEARNING.
November 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am
My wife has been on my case lately cause she hasn’t heard anything “new” lately. I’m going through a phase that happens from time to time with me, I rehash the old stuff. I’ve working through my list of songs and trying out new lyrical sections and changing some of the words completely. On one song I have gone so far as to almost rewrite every verse leaving only the chorus intact because I found a better way to say what I want people to hear. Unfortunately some songs just stay crappy but I feel if I can get a couple of them less crappy then it is a win/win for me. Lyrics don’t come naturally to me so this is real work and I have found that there are people who don’t like to work at songwriting. Shamir, once again you inspire us to keep moving forward, thanks.
Jeffry
November 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am
thanks for the advice..it really helps me a lot..
November 28th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Thanks Shamir, your tips has always been helpful to aspiring writers like us. I really appreciate them alot, especially this one.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Dear Shamir, thanks a lot for your many useful hints. I’ve started writing songs (until now mostly lyrics) after I stepped into your community. Sometimes I’m turning an idea around in my head for weeks. Suddenly it “clicks” and then everything flows. I suppose that’s what Marion means with getting inspired. Sometimes I have just an idea and it flows. And I’m carrying a small book with me all the time where I note down ideas, fragments or even only song titles whenever they come to mind. I totally agree with you that finishing a song - without pressure - is definitively better than having ten of them unfinished.
November 28th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
hmmm..mhm……right said……….the mistakes dat we often do is leave d song half way….im gonna use dis advice very well dis time…thnx 4 dis motivation ^^,
November 28th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Once again, you’ve given some very helpful advise. I really appreciate your emails Shamir.
November 28th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
GREAT ADVICE AND…….IT REALLY HELPS….WATEVER THE MUSIC….ITS YOUR CHOICE….EVEN IF IT IS CRAPPY OR GOOD BUT YOU LIKE YOUR SONGS WHATEVER THEY ARE…..
TNX SHAMIR U ROCK
November 28th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I can honestly declare that this is some of the best advice I’ve ever read concerning writing lyrics. I’m the world’s worst when it comes to starting lyrics that end up in the trash can because I think they’re just too crappy. I’m going to try and follow your advice from this day forward.
And I am smiling. Thanks, JH
November 28th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
this blog you psoted is very inspiring, to a beginer.Hope to read more blog like this one.
-Tina
November 29th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Shamir: Great advice! I have so many unfinished songs that I like but can’t seem to finish them. The reason I can’t finish them is I don’t like the chorus,so I just leave them as they are. If I could just finish one it would motivate me to finish the others or to start some new ones. I’ll try your advice and see what happens. Thanks
November 29th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Hi Shamir, thanks for the tips. They are tremendous. I have had my share of unfinished songs too, thinking they’re no good. So I just crush the paper sometimes( depending how far gone the song is) and throw it in the bin. Now, thanks to you, I have learnt not only good techniques in writing songs, but to be crappy about it as well. Thank you baby!
November 29th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Shamir: Its the same thing that i tell friends whenever they tell me that they try writing a song then they give on it because they think its bad. Well at least i’ve proven it several times. I write mainly religious songs and several months or years ago wrote some songs which I thought didnt sound good. These few months I started editing them and i think they are not that bad. Anyway its nice to know that there are lots of people like me learning how to make good music.
November 29th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I’m the Queen of unfinished songs…I have about 30 or so…thank you for this Blog. Starting and not finishing songs can become a habit and it’s not a very good one.
JVB
November 29th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Thnx loads Shamir!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 29th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
yeah, your so right. It’s really dangerous leaving them unfinished in a sense that the feeling of writing that song might never come back and eventually you don’t know how to continue it anymore, and you would just regret that.
Awesome piece of advice. Makes me feel great signing up for your newsletter/e-mails.
Regards,
Zafar
November 29th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Great advice, im off to finish off a song that i started a few weeks ago now
November 30th, 2008 at 5:58 am
hey ok i am trying to being writing some songs…i ahev been asked to go record at Nashville after christmas and i am but if there are any studios you know of that would help me any in launching my career…please let me know!
November 30th, 2008 at 11:10 am
hey man sounds gud as ! love the slogin dnt worry be crappy !
Jay
November 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
That’s a great motivator,I have unfinished works on ground its hi time to get them fixed, thanks alot 4 sending such inspiration.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
BEING A SONGWRITER HAS CHANGED MY LIFE SO………FAR THAT I CANT JUST DO WITHOUT PUTTING SOMETHING DOWN BUT THE MIND OF SATISFACTION I LACK ….WHEN I DROP MY PEN AND GO 2 BED,AND WHEN I WAKE UP DISCOVER MYSELF COUNCELING WHAT I WEROTE LATE NIGHT
December 1st, 2008 at 5:54 am
Thanks Shamir, let me waste no time am off to finish my unfinished songs.
December 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Hi Shamir, that’s really an empowering idea because most of the aspiring composers and the professional ones really passed that stage of discouragement because we cannot complete the song we started but for me, it just affirmed with what I am doing because for now 95% of the song made are already done. But i really thank you because now i will finish the other 5% undone…God bless & more power!!!!!
jun
December 1st, 2008 at 3:19 pm
This makes so much sence to me….. I will go back to those songs I started years ago and finish them……BUt I do have one question here..what if you start a song but yet another comes to mind and you finish the second one first…does that mean I did it wrong?…Thank you for all your help.
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 am
I feel this is very true. I’ve gotten a quite a few partly written and never finished yet, only a couple being close. I keep getting ideas and keep writing, that’s what this process is. Writing and rewriting. I record bits and peices and know where I am most of the time. I just keep writing and try to finish each one a litttle at a time. It seems to work for me. I’m going to keep writing or partially writing songs. I’m doing it my way. I do feel that one needs to rewrite, rewrite and rewrite as much as a song needs. You need to make sure that it’s written right. Especially if you want it published and become a hit one day, which is my dream.
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Hi Shamir
Do appreciate your ongoing advice and encouragement ,
And yes…! I wrote a few songs , but they still remain on paper
what is my next step ?
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thanks for ur help
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
All of the songs I write for my Band never turn out right. my guitarest keeps asking me ” when is the song going to be done?” he really gets on my last nerve sometimes…
Anyway THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:21 am
Thanks for the tips. I always start and never finish a song. How can i lose interest so easily?
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
hi i have already written a song and it is great so why should i read this
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
There is a much better way then this. Ever heard of the theory that if an idea is great you will never forget it? Well if you have a crap song that has no good ideas then DONT RECORD IT just practise it a couple of times (or perhaps don’t even bother with that). If any of the melody is still in your head 3 days later then keep the song, or simply use the whatever’s still remembered in a new song. Finishing crap songs is a complete waste of time, it’s like making a sandwich and finding that the bread is stale and the jam is off. I mean would you throw the items away and open fresh items or would you waste your time making a sandwich and then not eating it, or worse, make yourself ill by eating it?
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
You know what… This is absolutely RIGHT!!! anybody could write a song and not know how to really get a good pitch with it, but with practice and actually some heart, it will sound like it came from you.. One can write or read something once, act or have been in a show, but it’s not because they got it the first time.. Every artist, actor or even comedian practiced more than once.
- How did Micheal Jordan make his dreams come true? He tried out his freshmen year and didn’t make it. He worked his butt off all summer to make varsity his sophomore year. Look where he is now!.. No one is good the first time…. Not even God..
- No one is bad! how can you tell someone they suck without actually really listening to them.
December 6th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Hey!
Sorry i didnt wrote back
i was pre occupate to write songs all day long i just wanted to thanks you for all your trick it have help me alot
Julian
December 8th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Thanks, these advices really helped!
December 9th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
your advice really did bright’n my day, i keep try’n ta hit a home run wid my songs but ur right… i need to take one good idea finish it and then fine tune it to make it better. Your right it does take time and alot of carful editing. THANX!!
Sully.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Shamir; being “The Wisest Woman in the World”,there was no way that I could have passed up your course! Yes, Shamir, I was “wise enough to buy your course: “Songwriting secrets interview” I bought your audio course under my birth name. I found it to be rich in content (what I listened to so far) . It encouraged me to complete a whole song. My schedule this year had many drawbacks to my sit-down time with your course, but, 2009 is my songwriting training year. I have an Olympus digital recorder with it’s four folders. I’m happy that you are on the pulse with that. By the way thank you for David Hooper’s free videos website. I’m also going to join his membership video program. Thanks, for this blog above. I’ll finish every song I write from now on. signing off - twwitw
December 17th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
i am doing just fine with all the tips you’ve been sending via ma email address, really majority of the best stuff didn’t come from a ‘one shot’. It takes times. It takes some editing. It takes some tweaking. It usually doesn’t happen overnight. i dont know how to start thanking you this stuffs.
u are ma real mentor.
December 20th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Hey, those are some excellent tips! It definitely applies to me. I also wanted to bring up the idea that just because you think your song is crappy doesn’t mean others will think so. I think about some rather popular bands I may hate, which is just proof that musical opinion varies greatly, so you don’t need to fret AS much as you might over how good it sounds if you just want others to like it. I like to write songs I love the sound of, but in some cases people should just get an outside opinion if they ever feel stuck on a song they’re having trouble finishing.
Thanks a bunch!
December 29th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Hey! Hey! The tips are really helpful. Yes it is true beginers end before they have started of writing. As they dun realise that whatever crap is written is really not crap. No sooner they realise this it wud be too late. So guys just keep penning down ya thoughts no matter how and when it is written. Just keep it goin. Well u may never know. All the best!
February 6th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
your all full of it,I have never heard such crap in my life
February 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
yeh,that krewda has his head up his ass too
February 10th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Wow,this helped a lot. I used to do this all the time (I still do!) but now I am working on it.
I have completed a few songs,but I never get the music to it.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
i always stop writting a song because i think its crappy but now i’ll go back and finish them
May 17th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Never give up on Writing songs because they could turn out really good
August 13th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I have a question, is it okay for a song to have the same name as another song, and to have the same concept as that song. just change the lyrics?
May 20th, 2010 at 4:22 am
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November 15th, 2010 at 2:10 am
my problem is always writing music. i can sit in a dark room and write lyrics all day. i was in the hospital once for 37 days sick as a dog, almost died. my daughter brought me in a notebook and sone pens. i filled up the notebook with lyrics. theres probably enough there for 10 albums. mostly about afterlife experiences i had. some are love lyrics about a pigeon who used to sit on my windowsill all day.
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January 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 am
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