December 29, 2025

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The Order of Responsibility in Songwriting: Why the Audience Should Come Last, Not First

One of the quiet traps songwriters fall into is thinking about the audience too early in the songwriting process. These questions feel responsible, even professional. But when asked too soon, they can quietly derail a song before it has a chance to become what it needs to be. In an interview, Rick Rubin once said […]