tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post114546087866374485..comments2023-11-11T06:44:14.098-08:00Comments on Living In The Bonus Round: 10 Years Ago: Dave & More StonesSteve Schalchlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151100118640317860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-1145569856112251502006-04-20T14:50:00.000-07:002006-04-20T14:50:00.000-07:00I think joy can also make great art, but generally...I think joy can also make great art, but generally I find that great writing is about digging deeply into one's self and doing some heavy exploration. Some writers, however, do very well just making a pop hook and using clever rhymes. I think, however, those days are over.Steve Schalchlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151100118640317860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-1145563155327496412006-04-20T12:59:00.000-07:002006-04-20T12:59:00.000-07:00I had a creative writing teacher in high school wh...I had a creative writing teacher in high school who took positive delight in the torment of her students. She believed, correctly I think, that pain makes for great art - teaches one to produce great art. Great music neccesitates ripping ones soul open for the observance and expierience of the listeners - to make them feel what one is feeling. I have always believed this gives one a profoound DuWayne Braytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074683871047219790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-1145559541342760322006-04-20T11:59:00.000-07:002006-04-20T11:59:00.000-07:00One of the best definitions I ever heard of a good...One of the best definitions I ever heard of a good songwriter (or maybe any good writer) is, "Someone who takes a piece of paper and bleeds on it."<BR/><BR/>In pop music, there are so many writer, so many good writers, that the only thing a single writer has that distinguishes him or her from the pack is their specific point of view; the stories and feelings that no one else can write. And also Steve Schalchlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151100118640317860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538131.post-1145557369603611652006-04-20T11:22:00.000-07:002006-04-20T11:22:00.000-07:00I think that quality songwriting can only come fro...I think that quality songwriting can only come from confronting what most people like to avoid. I have written many songs about the destructive nature of various lifestyle choices I have made and still lived when I was performing those songs. I often wrote about the brutality of the effects that decisions I have made had on others - and myself. I like to challenge myself (and others) with my DuWayne Braytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074683871047219790noreply@blogger.com