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Thread #126516 Message #2814078
Posted By: alanabit
17-Jan-10 - 04:15 AM
Thread Name: Adopting a persona in songwriting
Subject: RE: Adopting a persona in songwriting
I think these songs as a character have something in common with writing scripts for theatre, or whatever. The real rubbish comes out when you try to make your characters say things. It you put words into their mouths, it just sounds like the writer talking. You have to listen to what your characters are saying and then put it down in their voices - and not your own. In another songwriting thread on Mudcat, Jerry Rasmussen described how he used snatches of everyday conversation and allowed his characters and stories to develop around them. Your own voice is the one you learn the least from!