“Methods to Write One Tune”
In June 2024, I acquired to go to the Stable Sound Competition in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I carried out a few of my new songs, and I acquired 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 guide, which is named Methods to Write One Tune. And regardless that it’s referred to as Methods to Write One Tune, I believe it really accommodates a whole lot of perception about creativity normally, and life normally. I’ve beneficial it to mates of mine who aren’t songwriters. And, as you’ll hear, the dialog will get fairly private for me, as a result of I acquired a lot out of the guide personally. It helped me with a number of the blocks that I’d been going through in my very own songwriting, at a fairly profound degree. And after I was listening again to this recording, I’d sort of forgotten about how a lot I put on the market in entrance of Jeff and the 1000’s of people that had been there watching. However I’m glad the dialog was recorded, partly simply so I may revisit it, but in addition in order that I may share it right here on Tune Exploder. I hope you’ll get pleasure from it, too.
You should purchase Methods to Write One Tune by Jeff Tweedy right here (through Bookshop.org) or right here (through 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 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
