When Did I Start Writing Songs
My answer is in this throwback Thursday video clip circa 2013. Starting to write songs was one thing; sharing them was a whole different thing!
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Life, family, and music.
My answer is in this throwback Thursday video clip circa 2013. Starting to write songs was one thing; sharing them was a whole different thing!
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Even after writing hundreds and hundreds of songs, it still happens every time. Here’s the scenario: I’ve just finished a song. I attach it to an email and compose a message to my publisher. But before I hit “send” I pause. I question the song. Is it good enough? Is it even worth their time?
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Guitar players, this is a very simple finger-picking song. Just three chords. Learn how to play it in this video.
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If you like to watch people play and sing, this is a video of me doing that. Do I play and sing perfectly? No. Do I perform the song just like the studio version? Not really, but you might like it.
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Francis Coppola, the great movie writer and director, was reportedly heard telling a group of students that he likes to write early in the morning before anyone has hurt his feelings. Think about that for a second. There is so much truth in that one little tip that I’ve tried to abide by it since
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I’m humbly taking your suggestions for video content. While I ramble on in this video below, please enjoy a little tour of my studio in East Nashville. What types of videos would you like to see? Leave a comment on YouTube or email me.
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Feel free to ask me about music, life, songwriting, production…really, whatever. Use the form below. I’ll answer these directly and/or answer them in a future blog posts. Love,Aaron
Every year or so, I read this book. It’s the perfect fall book. In fact, the whole story takes place over one week, starting October 30th. I also love the painting on the cover, so I took some extra photos for you of this new copy. It arrived in the mail yesterday (I wore out
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Here’s me (feat. Mrs. Glassmann’s guitar) performing my latest lullaby-esque-y-ish single about being close to your loved ones. Context for writing the song and other behind the scenes are on this page.
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LISTEN Bandcamp | Apple Music | iTunes | Spotify | Amazon Music ABOUT THIS SONG This is the first collaboration between DJ Stanfill (Opia, Leon Bridges) and me. We recorded it in my studio in East Nashville. LYRICS Caught in the morning lowLost in a coffee cup reflectionPulled by the undertowAn infinite map with no directions And people say there’s a reasonWhy everything
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