Co-Writing

I still find Co-writing songs quite difficult, even though I’ve done a fair amount of it over the years. There is a comfort zone to writing alone that is, well, comforting, and helpful too, when it comes to developing a personal style.

But it is really worth trying to write with other people, at least sometimes. When you push through the vulnerability, the potentially awkward personality dynamics, the different writing methods, and sometimes even the bad behaviour (your own or that of your fellow writers!) you may well find yourself being involved with a song that you would never have written yourself in a month of lonely Sundays. It’s very rewarding.

So I would undoubtedly recommend, especially if you’re the lonesome troubadour sort like me, that you give it a go.