pipopieman:Don't know if anyone has posted this yet.... But it's an interesting piece.....
http://m.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-david-gray-on-songwriting-540779
Thanks for sharing pipopieman!
Q: Any other songwriting tips you can share?
DG: "Understatement. We live in a world of ludicrously high drama verging on hysteria. There's so much over-writing, over-singing and over-producing. As is proved by Adele's success, it doesn't have to be that way.
"Try and make the simplest elements as powerful as possible rather than looking for a gimmick. Don't try and 'fix it in the mix', writing-wise - just try and get it right without over-writing. And keep at it - the more writing you do, the more good stuff you'll do."

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