lyricists

"The art of noise offers an unprecedented collection of insightful, of-the-moment conversations with twenty-seven of the great songwriters. They discuss everything from their individual approaches to writing, to the inspiration behind their most successful songs, to the techniques and methods they have independently developed to foster their creativity. Contributors include: Sting, Ray Davies, Robin Gibb, Jimmy Page, Joan Armatrading, Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn, Noel Gallagher, Laura Marling, Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, and many more. Each interview is approached with depth of understanding--of the practice of songwriting, but also of each musician's catalog. The result is a collection of conversations that's probing, informed, and altogether entertaining--what contributor Noel Gallagher called "without doubt the finest book I've ever read about songwriters and the songs they write." The collected experience of these artists makes this book the essential word on songwriting--as spoken by the songwriters themselves. "--.

In 1972, four talented songwriters are thrown together to create a series of short, educational songs that will be played during a television network's Saturday morning cartoons, and as the artists try to unlock their creativity, they are inspired to change the world and bring out the best in each other and the children they are hoping to reach.

Poet, rapper, and singer-songwriter, K'naan, recounts his story, in which, he and his family were in danger and fled his home in Somali to live in New York and eventually found a home in Canada.

Colorufl tribute to Tim Rice, musical journey through his career.

Contains brief biographical information and discographies for over one thousand composers and lyricists of popular songs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Arranged alphabetically by last name.

Songwriters share their secrets and methods. Includes interviews with Carole King, Mark Knopfler, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and twenty-six others.

Contains 146 biographies of the composers and lyricists who have earned an enduring place in the history of the American popular song.