I am kicking off a new segment of my blog which is to discuss prolific songwriters and what makes them so popular. First up, Ashley Gorley has won more than a dozen Songwriter of the Year awards (through different organizations) and written 43 # 1 singles for artists such as Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Blake … Continue reading Featured Songwriter: Ashley Gorley
Tag: musings
Drawing From (non)Experience
Only To Your Phone One of my greatest frustrations with myself is my poor memory. Thinking back to what started the writing process of Only To Your Phone, I have only flashes of memory. Anytime I think of how this song began, these images come to mind. The first image is me sitting on a … Continue reading Drawing From (non)Experience
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Sew Me Up I remember the first time I had the idea for this song. One of my sisters is three years older than me. We spent my first year of high school together with her as a senior. We were very close that year. In my memory, we did nearly everything together. She ushered … Continue reading Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
An Introduction
A few years ago, while on my evening train home to the Chicago suburbs, I listened to a Ted Talk podcast hosted by Guy Raz. The episode told a story about Sting, one of the most prolific song writers and how, one day, he inexplicably lost his power to write. I was riveted by the … Continue reading An Introduction