Songwriter Interviews

Go behind the music with some of the world's best songwriters

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  • Guy ClarkGuy ClarkVince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.
  • Van Dyke ParksVan Dyke ParksU2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.
  • Francesca BattistelliFrancesca BattistelliThe 2011 Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards isn't your typical gospel diva, and she thinks that's a good thing.
  • Randy MontanaRandy MontanaAn inside look at the Nashville scene from the man who told us that love has a 1,000 faces.
  • Glen BurtnikGlen BurtnikOn Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
  • Benny MardonesBenny MardonesHis song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
  • Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbWebb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park."
  • They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be GiantsWho writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.
  • Vanessa CarltonVanessa CarltonThe "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.
  • Don Brewer of Grand FunkDon Brewer of Grand FunkThe drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.