Songwriters on songwriting / Paul Zollo.
| Author/creator | Zollo, Paul, 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd Da Capo Press edition. |
| Edition | Expanded 4th edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Da Capo Press, 2003. |
| Description | 730 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pete Seeger -- Livingston & Evans -- Willie Dixon -- Sammy Cahn -- Mose Allison -- Dave Brubeck -- Tom Lehrer -- Bob Dylan -- Paul Simon -- Brian Wilson -- Gerry Goffin -- Carole King -- Lamont Dozier -- Jimmy Webb -- Joan Baez -- P.F. Sloan -- Donovan -- Burt Bacharach/Hal David -- Laura Nyro -- Felix Cavaliere -- Harry Nilsson -- Yoko Ono -- Randy Newman -- Van Dyke Parks -- Janis Ian -- Frank Zappa -- Leonard Cohen -- Neil Young -- Graham Nash -- David Crosby -- Robbie Robertson -- Carlos Santana -- Jackson Browne -- Todd Rundgren -- Walter Becker -- Loudon Wainwright III -- Townes Van Zandt -- Dan Fogelberg -- Lindsey Buckingham -- Rickie Lee Jones -- David Byrne -- Tom Petty -- Richard Thompson -- Bruce Cockburn -- Los Lobos -- Suzanne Vega -- Jules Shear -- Bruce Hornsby -- k.d. lang -- Madonna -- Stan Ridgway -- R.E.M. -- John Hiatt -- Alanis Morissette -- Steely Dan, Donald Fagen & Walter Becker -- Mark Knopfler -- Lou Reed -- Merle Haggard -- Roger McGuinn -- John Fogerty -- Lenny Kravitz -- MeShell NdegeOcello. |
| Abstract | In these fifty-two interviews, the greatest songwriters of our time go straight to the source of the magic of songwriting by offering their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on their art. Representing almost every genre of popular music, from folk to Tin Pan Alley to jazz, from blues to pop rock, these are the figures who have shaped American music as we know it. Here they share their secrets and personal methods for converting inspiration into song: Robbie Robertson of the Band an Tom Petty talk about working with Bob Dylan; Dylan himself, in his only in-depth interview in more than ten years, says that the world doesn't need any new songs; R.E.M. name their favorite R.E.M. songs; Madonna describes collaborating with Prince; Sammy Cahn talks about writing standards for Sinatra; Pete Seeger recounts hitting the road with Woody Guthrie; Frank Zappa admits to loving "Louie Louie"; Todd Rundgren explains how he dreams his songs; and, in the book's most extensive interview, Paul Simon delves into his opus from "The Sound of Silence" to "Graceland." And almost all of them express delight at being able to talk about the mechanics of music itself, something that they have rarely been asked to discuss. Here expanded with new interviews with Burt Bacharach, Laura Nyro, Yoko Ono, Leonard Cohen, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Richard Thompson, and many others, this is a rare volume: one of the best books on the craft of musicmaking, an informative source for musicians and songwriters, and an invaluable historical record of the popular music of this century. |
| General note | This Da Capo Press paperback edition of 'Songwriters on Songwriting' is a greatly expanded and revised version of the edition published in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1991, incorporating interviews previously published in 'SongTalk' magazine. |
| ISBN | 0306812657 |