Hit songwriter Christopher Ward (Alannah Myles, Diana Ross, Hilary Duff, Backstreet Boys) discusses how songwriters sometimes avoid the obvious. Neil Young talks about writing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’.
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Nice video, Chris. Glad we stumbled on your series. ?
hello christopher, is there any chance i can reach you by phone , to ask a
question about my songs ,,,? bobby west thanks so much. or email? i can
leave mine.?
ive always admired neil young, the guy has stones (a lot of balls)
sometimes as songwriters we hold back in our music in fear of saying
somethings. it alters are music and our messages.
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.
ive never bought a neil young album but from a distance ive admired his
approach to music, writing and genral concepts of what music should be and
what it is. who doesnt appreciate that ?
i know i do?
read the mans childhood story in special deluxe…..always loved his small
town melodies, reminiscent of winnepeg and his house in ontario and mother
who had to raise him with no pop…..those tunes are the best, rockin the
free world was fun but not as powerful….his childhood informs his music,
thats the key here, I think!?
Appreciate the knowledge Mr. Ward……Bad Ass Neil Young Video…. hope
you do you hold master song writing class’s. Mr. Ward do you find most
artist compromising the material for commercial success, are these hard
choices that a songwriter/musician has to deal with daily? Good music
should find a willing audience right? newbie
……………………………………cheese head slim Az pack?
how can u even talk about songwriting while using only left speaker…. u’r
fkin annoying ….
in the first minute of video only left speaker works…?
What is the intro song called??
Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World!! :-)?
Since he wrote that song to bash George Bush, why doesn’t he write one on
Obama how he is using communism and radical Islam to oppress people which I
think is a hell of a lot worse than anything Bush 1 or 2 ever did.?
Thanks Ron. Glad you’re enjoying them.
CW?
Neil Young On Songwriting?
These are great videos!?
Thank you for making these videos! Very inspiring!!!!