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WHY DO YOU WRITE SONGS? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW?

2/14/2020

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I have discovered that there are many reasons people write songs. Sometimes we assume that everyone writing a song must want a major artist to record it.  While that is true for many writers, it’s not the real motivation for many others. Based on my “survey” through my fellow writers, here are some of the more popular reasons people write songs:
 
They feel like they have something to say. Many people write because they have a message they want to share with the world. Sometimes the message is religious or moral. Sometimes it’s an attempt to share something positive with the world. Other times, the writer is promoting an idea or cause they believe in.

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They were “inspired” to write. I have had many people tell me that they just “woke up with this song in their head” or that they were “given” a song and didn’t really know where it came from. Sometimes inspiration just strikes, and it seems as if we are simply writing it down as it comes to us.
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They enjoy performing and want to perform original songs. Some people love to perform, but they aren’t into performing cover songs. So, they write their own material. Often these people are trying to define themselves as performers.
 
Writing is therapy. I’ve often written simply because it feels good to bleed on paper and get it all out. In most of those instances, I had no intention of trying to get someone to record the song or even for anyone else to hear it. I just wanted to get my stuff off my chest.
 
They want to hear others sing their songs. These are the writers working toward the goal of hearing artists record their songs and make money from them. These writers have to work differently, because they are trying to speculate what an artist might say and to become a “voice” for that artist.
 
They simply love the process of writing. These writers just like to write. So they do. Not for anyone else. Not to get something worked out. Just for the satisfaction of having written.
 
Why do you write? Discovering your true motivation for writing can help you figure out how and what to write. If you write for yourself, you write differently than if you are writing for others to perform. Writing for therapy is completely different than just writing to write. Many of us write for all of these reasons at one time or another. Give it some thought. Figure out what causes you to write songs and you’re onto something interesting.

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Hangi Tavakoli is our in-house established and professional music producer with more than 15 years of experience in songwriting, music production, mix and mastering. He has produced more than 1500 and written more than 3000 published songs to-date, including some major hits in international scale.

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