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Rewrite It
“Ask any pro what separates him from an amateur and he’ll say it’s his ability to rewrite. But so many of my students think their every word is gold, because it came to them during a moment of ‘inspiration.’ I’m all for inspiration, but ‘perspiration’ is much better. Keep coming back to the lyrics until it’s as close to perfect as you can make it. Remember, it’s not the quantity of the song you write, but the quality.” – Mark Winkler, songwriter (Dexter Gordon). Interviewed in MC April 2011.
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