I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single song. Plotting takes time and effort, for there are many false turns. I fill up pages and pages with my mistakes, thereby eliminating them. Eventually a trail is broken through this mountain of mistakes. Sometimes it's as easy as putting eggs in a basket; other times it's like trying to pound a ton of sand into a diamond.
Stories were primarily verbal to begin with. Before there were cave paintings, stories were told over generations. We tell each other thousands of st… - David Massengill
Stories were primarily verbal to begin with. Before there were cave paintings, stories were told over generations. We tell each other thousands of st…
- David Massengill
I use three main tools in writing: instinct, hard work and dumb luck. Dumb luck is missing a train and, while you wait for the next one, writing a ke… - David Massengill
I use three main tools in writing: instinct, hard work and dumb luck. Dumb luck is missing a train and, while you wait for the next one, writing a ke…
My favorite duo since Thelma and Louise. They got chops, heart, and soul stirring harmonies. - David Massengill
My favorite duo since Thelma and Louise. They got chops, heart, and soul stirring harmonies.
I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single song. Plotting takes time and ef… - David Massengill
I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single song. Plotting takes time and ef…
I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings being of particular importance. - David Massengill
I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings being of particular importance.
Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story song, the variation on a theme (saying the… - David Massengill
Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story song, the variation on a theme (saying the…
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