Tag Archives: Songwriting

Jimmy Webb Interview Pt 3 of 4

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This third of four parts of my Feb. 28, 1983 interview with Jimmy Webb picks up the story of Ringo Starr’s frustration with the producer of Webb’s “Land’s End” album spending days trying to get a drum sound. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Webb Interview Pt 1 of 4 (1983)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Feb. 28, 1983 interview with Jimmy Webb was for a short piece in Mix magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine editors, in my opinion, rewrote and botched the manuscript I sent them. Although I’ve posted on my blog a … Continue reading →

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SKF – Goals for 2020: Doing the Work

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Scott K Fish

Goals for 2020: Doing the work Scott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • February 26, 2020 This year, 2020, I set personal goals. One goal is simple: keeping a list of books I read this year. The key … Continue reading →

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Ray Davies – Happy Mistakes that Make a Band Unique

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Great songwriters have a special place in my heart. Performing onstage in front of an audience is often nerve wracking, but that experience for band leaders, front-men, must be scarier than it is for sidemen. When the front-man … Continue reading →

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Anka: The Secret to Song Writing is Simplicity

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Paul Anka‘s autobiography had been sitting on my office bookshelf since buying the book on April 5, 2016. Yesterday I began reading it. My experience reading biographies and autobiographies of successful musicians (and other music industry people) is: … Continue reading →

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