Tom Waits is one of the best songwriters of all time. If you don't believe that, you probably haven't heard songs like Hold On, I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You, or Jersey Girl, just to name…

It happens to anyone. You sit down, with your guitar, and you really want to write the best song ever, but you have no ideas... 

I know how frustrating it can be. It probably gets even worse when you have…

There are a lot of potential great songs out there, with beautiful lyrics, some great arrangements, and even interesting harmonic solutions. However, they often lack one crucial element: a great melody. 

That's a shame because the melody is the element…

What if we saw songs as short stories? 

After all, isn't songwriting just another form of storytelling? 
How can we employ storytelling in order to make our songs more interesting? 

Some tunes deal with storytelling in a brilliant way. 

The…

Songwriting might be cool and fun, but it is also very difficult. 

Whether you are a seasoned or a beginner songwriter, chances are you found yourself struggling with your songs at one point. 

Why is songwriting so hard? Here are…

If you know me, you also know that I am obsessed with Joni Mitchell. 

My first encounter with her music happened when I was 14. My singing teacher suggested I listened to Goodbye Porkpie Hat to realize what I could…

If you know me, you also know that I am obsessed with Joni Mitchell. 

My first encounter with her music happened when I was 14. My singing teacher suggested I listened to Goodbye Porkpie Hat to realize what I could…

Fabrizio De Andrè, one of my personal heroes and my favorite Italian songwriter, wrote a lot of amazing songs. Yet, when a journalist asked him: "Which do you consider your best song?", he simply replied: "My best song is yet…

I was fifteen when I started writing songs. I had no idea of what I was doing, but it was fun. Most of all, I enjoyed using English to express what I wasn't able to do in Italian, my native…

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As one of the most eclectic and bold artists of our time, David Bowie left a huge void when he passed away in 2016. 

Only a few other songwriters had dared to experiment as much…

Last week I had an idea. I had just recorded my version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps and read how George Harrison came up with such an interesting title.
I hadn't…

Songwriting is a difficult and somewhat mysterious process. Nobody can deny that. 
The road to great songwriting is paved with loads of questions, uncertain steps, and a few mistakes.

In this article, I am going to guide you through five…