“The way to Write One Tune”
In June 2024, I acquired to go to the Strong Sound Pageant 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 centered on his second e book, which known as The way to Write One Tune. And although it’s known as The way to Write One Tune, I feel it truly incorporates quite a lot of perception about creativity usually, and life usually. I’ve advisable it to pals 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 e book personally. It helped me with a few of the blocks that I’d been going through in my very own songwriting, at a fairly profound degree. And once I was listening again to this recording, I’d type of forgotten about how a lot I put on the market in entrance of Jeff and the hundreds of people that have 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 take pleasure in it, too.
You should buy The way 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 hearken to the Wilco episode of Tune Exploder right here. I additionally interviewed Jeff alongside together 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 hearken 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
