If I know I'm going to be standing in line anywhere, I'll bring along a copy of Recording Magazine to feast my idle mind on quick tidbits of recording or songwriting tips. Happened to have a March 2009 issue today.Taxi Music always has great articles inside and I finished my way through an interview with legendary songwriter, Lamont Dozier ("Baby I Need Your Loving," "Stop! In The Name Of Love,""It's the Same Old Song," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Standing In the Shadows of Love," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)."
Here are a couple of quotes that stood out for me:
"First of all, if you're really serious about being a songwriter/composer, you just have to be serious about it, apply yourself, and be relentless in your pursuit. That's the only way you're going to win. You can't be thin-skinned and expect to achieve big things in this business. Think big, you get big. Think small, you get nothing. Always keep reaching, because that will make you have the success that you want to have."
"You have to be very aware and sensitive to what you're doing, because if you don't feel it and like it, nobody else is gonna like it, let me tell you."
