“Tips on how to Write One Tune”
In June 2024, I received to go to the Stable Sound Pageant in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I carried out a few of my new songs, and I received to interview Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage as a part of the competition. Jeff, along with being in Wilco and the band Tweedy, and placing out his solo albums, has additionally written three books. And this dialog was centered on his second book, which is called How to Write One Song. And although it’s known as Tips on how to Write One Tune, I believe it really incorporates a variety of perception about creativity basically, and life basically. I’ve really useful it to mates of mine who aren’t songwriters. And, as you’ll hear, the dialog will get fairly private for me, as a result of I received a lot out of the ebook personally. It helped me with among the blocks that I’d been dealing with in my very own songwriting, at a fairly profound degree. And after I was listening again to this recording, I’d type of forgotten about how a lot I put on the market in entrance of Jeff and the 1000’s of people that have been there watching. However I’m glad the dialog was recorded, partly simply so I might revisit it, but additionally in order that I might share it right here on Tune Exploder. I hope you’ll get pleasure from it, too.
You should buy Tips on how to Write One Tune by Jeff Tweedy here (via Bookshop.org) or here (via Amazon) or on Wilco’s website.
You’ll be able to take heed to the Wilco episode of Tune Exploder here. I additionally interviewed Jeff alongside along with his son Spencer, who can be his bandmate in Tweedy, about their relationship and musical partnership, for an episode of my podcast Companions. You can listen to that here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
George Saunders
Jill Schwartzman – Jeff’s editor
Tom Schick – Wilco producer/mixer/engineer
Mark Greenberg – studio supervisor at Wilco’s Loft
Star Wars – Wilco album
