You’ve Been Writing Song Lyrics Wrong
As musical styles progress and change with the times, one thing is for certain, writing song lyrics continues to play a vital part in what sets artists from being good to being considered a great. So for those of you currently in a creative drought, here is some advice from a few of the greats.Jimi Hendrix on Artistic Liberties with the Facts
“Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.”
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Dolly Parton on Throwing Yourself into the Process
“It’s therapy. It’s fun. It’s creative. I love getting on a big writing binge and staying up a couple days working on song and knowing at the end of those two or three days that I’ve created something that was never in the world before.” [caption id="attachment_7755" align="aligncenter" width="542"]![Dolly Parton Writing song lyrics](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dolly-parton.jpg)
John Mayer on Speaking Your Own Truth
“I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable.” -John Mayer [caption id="attachment_7757" align="alignnone" width="700"]![John Mayer Writing song lyrics](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rs-john-mayer-8764aea4-9a74-44ed-ac5e-8c6ad3d97205.jpg)