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| From | Sam Smith <sam@lullabypit.com> |
| Subject | Re: songwriting chops |
| Date | Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:23:05 -0600 |
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Stewart Mason wrote:
> Idle question: would you have the same suspicion if the songwriter was
> named Steve Lewis?
Yes, and if somebody had tossed this implication your way you'd be a
little annoyed.
It's about a young songwriter (and maybe she isn't as young as I think
she is - don't know her exact age) out of nowhere not writing one or
three or even five great tunes, but literally a baker's dozen without a
dud in the crowd. The tunesmithing here is better than for a lot of my
favorite established songwriting pros.
I'm a big believer in genius. I'm also a big believer in the fact that
we have a music industry that tells us Avril Lavigne is a punk and a
songwriter.
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