how to become a successful nashville songwriter

this is what comes in - they have stabbed horsemouth three times in the heart with their swords, three of the wine goblets have fallen over on the ground spilling out their wine (but behind him two remain), a river runs through the landscape past the castle, this is where it leads - horsemouth is punting a boat on a lake towards distant buildings, there seems to be a family in the boat but his face is turned away from us intent on his task, more swords, this is what leaves - swords hang on the wall above his bed, horsemouth is in despair, exhausted (the haitians made cards like these). the tarot card horsemouth is least interested in is the one in the centre - horsemouth the fabricator sitting down making pentacles (coins). this is what links it all together - work, creative action (it's a bright happy card).

horsemouth is a little sick of work and creative action as the cure for his distance - to be honest it doesn't feel like it's working.


horsemouth has been reading how to become a successful nashville songwriter by michael kosser - horsemouth admires the sheer niche nature of the work - sit in a room, write songs, teach them to studio musicians who make a demo, wait for other artists to record them, wait to see if they become a hit, wait for the royalties and performing rights cheques to come. it's good on the frustrations of the life at the mercy of ones own creativity and life at the mercy of 'success'.

hosemouth thinks he should get on with writing more songs (not that any cheques or success will come as a result of this activity).

previously he always found it difficult to link together the music and the words - he has no problem coming up with music, he has no problem sticking words (and something like a melody) on other peoples music. the clash (horsemouth notes) are fond of the bo diddley (so were big audio dynamite after them) - horsemouth has resolved to write a song using this - as usual (and following bob calvert) he will half-inch most of the words from someone else, or if not the actual words at least the speaker's position. then there's his second true story song (the one he's been meaning to write for years) perhaps it will come now. horsemouth is singing more strongly - he's been exposed to more material than before, he has years of creative work behind him that he can draw on.