“The way to Write One Track”
In June 2024, I bought to go to the Strong Sound Competition in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I carried out a few of my new songs, and I bought 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 is known as The way to Write One Track. And though it’s referred to as The way to Write One Track, I feel it really comprises a number of perception about creativity typically, and life typically. I’ve really helpful it to buddies of mine who aren’t songwriters. And, as you’ll hear, the dialog will get fairly private for me, as a result of I bought a lot out of the e book personally. It helped me with a few of the blocks that I’d been dealing with in my very own songwriting, at a fairly profound degree. And after I was listening again to this recording, I’d sort of forgotten about how a lot I put on the market in entrance of Jeff and the hundreds of people that had 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 Track Exploder. I hope you’ll get pleasure from it, too.
You should buy The way to Write One Track by Jeff Tweedy right here (through Bookshop.org) or right here (through Amazon) or on Wilco’s web site.
You may hearken to the Wilco episode of Track Exploder right here. I additionally interviewed Jeff alongside along with his son Spencer, who can also be his bandmate in Tweedy, about their relationship and musical partnership, for an episode of my podcast Companions. You may 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
