Interview with Luke Laird

In a recent interview, songwriter Luke Laird shared insights into his journey from Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania to the top of the country charts.


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Brittany, Barry Dean, Luke Laird and me at October's Songbird Camp

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Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit SongbirdCamp.com for more details!

B+

 
Believe me...I'm all about doing things right. My personality is an INTJ, which basically says that I can put my stock in the idea that there's a concrete way to do something: my way.

But at Songbird Camp, I had the realization that maybe every song doesn't have the potential to be perfect. Maybe I'm not expected to finish each day with a masterpiece. Maybe the idea of perfection is the enemy of an attempt at authentic art.

Steve Longbrake (pictured), who led the discussion on personalities and collaboration, said that his personality tends to make decisions quickly. "B+ is good enough," he said. To my personality, this doesn't jive. But I did realize that sometimes it's best to let a song be a B+ and just move on.

The first night of the retreat someone asked Luke Laird when he decided a song was finished. I expected him to talk about how often he works days and days perfecting the lyric or melody, but he simply answered, "At the end of the day."

If we spend all our time trying to make a B+ song an A, we may never get around to writing the A+ songs.

Keep writing (and moving on),

Ben

Songbird Camp Group Photo

We had an incredible weekend, hearing from hit songwriters Luke Laird, Barry Dean and Gordon Kennedy. Here is a video of the lodge on Saturday afternoon:



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Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit SongbirdCamp.com for more details!

Songbird Camp Today!

We are thrilled to have a full crew of almost 30 people staying at Deer Run Retreat's lodge this weekend. Industry guests include hit songwriters Luke Laird, Barry Dean and Gordon Kennedy, along with representatives from all three PROs.

Visit Facebook.com/SongbirdCamp for photos and updates over this weekend. If you're interested, keep on the lookout for the application for our next Songbird Camp retreat, which will be taking place April 20-22.

Keep writing,

Ben

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Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit SongbirdCamp.com for more details!