“Learn how to Write One Tune”
In June 2024, I received to go to the Strong Sound Competition in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I carried out a few of my new songs, and I received to interview Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage as a part of the competition. Jeff, along with being in Wilco and the band Tweedy, and placing out his solo albums, has additionally written three books. And this dialog was targeted on his second ebook, which known as Learn how to Write One Tune. And regardless that it’s referred to as Learn how to Write One Tune, I believe it truly accommodates a number of perception about creativity normally, and life normally. I’ve really helpful it to associates of mine who aren’t songwriters. And, as you’ll hear, the dialog will get fairly private for me, as a result of I received a lot out of the ebook personally. It helped me with a few of the blocks that I’d been dealing with in my very own songwriting, at a fairly profound stage. And after I was listening again to this recording, I’d type of forgotten about how a lot I put on the market in entrance of Jeff and the hundreds of people that had been there watching. However I’m glad the dialog was recorded, partly simply so I might revisit it, but additionally in order that I might share it right here on Tune Exploder. I hope you’ll take pleasure in it, too.
You should purchase Learn how to Write One Tune by Jeff Tweedy right here (by way of Bookshop.org) or right here (by way of Amazon) or on Wilco’s web site.
You’ll be able to take heed to the Wilco episode of Tune Exploder right here. I additionally interviewed Jeff alongside along with his son Spencer, who can also be his bandmate in Tweedy, about their relationship and musical partnership, for an episode of my podcast Companions. You’ll be able to take heed to that right here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
George Saunders
Jill Schwartzman – Jeff’s editor
Tom Schick – Wilco producer/mixer/engineer
Mark Greenberg – studio supervisor at Wilco’s Loft
Star Wars – Wilco album