One Bad Day - The Creative Diary of Icelandic Singer-Songwriter Eyvindur Karlsson

Svavar Knútur is one of my best friends and one of my favorite songwriters. In this episodes we chat about some common pitfalls you should avoid as a songwriter.

Don’t make the songwriting process any harder than it has to be. I’m joined by my great friend and fantastic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur to discuss some common mistakes that songwriters make. If you make sure to avoid these pitfalls, you will make your life as a songwriter much easier.

Make sure you click here to check out Svavar Knútur.

If you enjoy the podcast, I would of course be extremely thankful if you subscribe, wherever you like to listen to podcasts, and if you leave a review and share this with your friends, that would mean the world.

If you want to throw some further support my way, consider using the links below when you need books or stuff, and I will be extremely happy.

Folk on, my friends.

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Svavar Knútur is one of my best friends and one of my favorite songwriters. In this episodes we chat about some common pitfalls you should avoid as a songwriter.

Don’t make the songwriting process any harder than it has to be. I’m joined by my great friend and fantastic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur to discuss some common mistakes that songwriters make. If you make sure to avoid these pitfalls, you will make your life as a songwriter much easier.

Make sure you click here to check out Svavar Knútur.

If you enjoy the podcast, I would of course be extremely thankful if you subscribe, wherever you like to listen to podcasts, and if you leave a review and share this with your friends, that would mean the world.

If you want to throw some further support my way, consider using the links below when you need books or stuff, and I will be extremely happy.

Folk on, my friends.

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Force yourself outside the box by using a songwriting prompt you hate

This is the first in a series of small nuggets of inspiration that I plan on posting once per week. These will not replace the long form version of the podcast, but rather be a second, shorter episode each week, talking about a single little thing you can use to spark your creativity when writing music.

This week, when working on my songwriting challenge, I forced myself to write a song based on a line that I didn’t really like at all. It took me out of my comfort zone and I really had to give a good thought as to what I could do with the line, but I got it done. So this week I recommend you try using something you don’t think will work when you sit down to write. It can be anything – a line of text that’s not really that great, a guitar riff you had previously written off as not working, a line of melody or beat or sample that you would normally never use, or whatever. Just sit down and force yourself to write around whatever it is. You’ll have to think outside the box, and it might spark something you never would have thought of. I know it did in my case, as I discuss in the episode.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review, and as always, I’d love to hear from you.

And of course, you can support the podcast by visiting the Amazon links on this page, and I greatly appreciate your support.

Folk on.

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Force yourself outside the box by using a songwriting prompt you hate

This is the first in a series of small nuggets of inspiration that I plan on posting once per week. These will not replace the long form version of the podcast, but rather be a second, shorter episode each week, talking about a single little thing you can use to spark your creativity when writing music.

This week, when working on my songwriting challenge, I forced myself to write a song based on a line that I didn’t really like at all. It took me out of my comfort zone and I really had to give a good thought as to what I could do with the line, but I got it done. So this week I recommend you try using something you don’t think will work when you sit down to write. It can be anything – a line of text that’s not really that great, a guitar riff you had previously written off as not working, a line of melody or beat or sample that you would normally never use, or whatever. Just sit down and force yourself to write around whatever it is. You’ll have to think outside the box, and it might spark something you never would have thought of. I know it did in my case, as I discuss in the episode.

Thank you so much for listening. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review, and as always, I’d love to hear from you.

And of course, you can support the podcast by visiting the Amazon links on this page, and I greatly appreciate your support.

Folk on.

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Imagery is one of the keys to really make your lyrics spark. It’s an elusive topic, but an important one, so I got a very special guest to help me digest it a little bit. My guest on this episode of the podcast is singer-songwriter John Oszajca, a fantastic Americana artist who writes great lyrics […]

John Oszajca is a veteran Americana singer songwriter who has been around the block, and really knows his stuff. I was honored to have him on the show to discuss the use of imagery in music.

Imagery is one of the keys to really make your lyrics spark. It’s an elusive topic, but an important one, so I got a very special guest to help me digest it a little bit.

My guest on this episode of the podcast is singer-songwriter John Oszajca, a fantastic Americana artist who writes great lyrics with great imagery, and we sat down for a little chat about imagery (and a lot of other fun stuff). We had a great talk and I’m sure you’ll love it. And hopefully it’ll give you a few new things to think about when it comes to songwriting.

EDIT – There was a problem with the audio file for this episode, so John couldn’t be heard! I’ve fixed it and re-uploaded it. If you had already downloaded the broken version, please fetch it again.

Click here to find out more about John and check out some of his music.

As always, you can support this podcast by sharing it, subscribing on whatever platform you use for podcasts and of course by leaving a review. And of course I would love to hear from you in the comments or via email, so don’t be a stranger.

Also, there are of course the Amazon links below, which support this podcast a bit financially, so if you like what you hear, I would be very happy if you keep me in mind the next time you go Amazon shopping.

See you next time.

Folk on.

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John Oszajca is a veteran Americana singer songwriter who has been around the block, and really knows his stuff. I was honored to have him on the show to discuss the use of imagery in music.

Imagery is one of the keys to really make your lyrics spark. It’s an elusive topic, but an important one, so I got a very special guest to help me digest it a little bit.

My guest on this episode of the podcast is singer-songwriter John Oszajca, a fantastic Americana artist who writes great lyrics with great imagery, and we sat down for a little chat about imagery (and a lot of other fun stuff). We had a great talk and I’m sure you’ll love it. And hopefully it’ll give you a few new things to think about when it comes to songwriting.

EDIT – There was a problem with the audio file for this episode, so John couldn’t be heard! I’ve fixed it and re-uploaded it. If you had already downloaded the broken version, please fetch it again.

Click here to find out more about John and check out some of his music.

As always, you can support this podcast by sharing it, subscribing on whatever platform you use for podcasts and of course by leaving a review. And of course I would love to hear from you in the comments or via email, so don’t be a stranger.

Also, there are of course the Amazon links below, which support this podcast a bit financially, so if you like what you hear, I would be very happy if you keep me in mind the next time you go Amazon shopping.

See you next time.

Folk on.

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The new year is almost here! And I want us all to become better songwriters in 2019, so I’m issuing 5 challenges for myself and you guys. You can do some or all of these, and I am absolutely certain it will make you a better songwriter. I know it will make me better. If […]

The new year is almost here! And I want us all to become better songwriters in 2019, so I’m issuing 5 challenges for myself and you guys. You can do some or all of these, and I am absolutely certain it will make you a better songwriter. I know it will make me better.

If you like the episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast. It helps me a lot.

Thank you guys for following me and my stuff in 2018. I can’t wait to make 2019 my best year ever, and have you along for the ride.

Here are my favorites from 2018:

* Best TV show: The Haunting of Hill House* Best movie: Bohemian Rhapsody* Best book (of 2017): A Book of American Martyrs* Best albums:* A Bottle Full of Dreams (well – it was the biggest deal for me)* God’s Favorite Customer (Father John Misty)* The Deconstruction (Eels)* Favorite live show: Iron and Wine in Reykjavík

If you want to support me and this podcast, you can use my Amazon links to sign up for free trials, or the next time you plan on doing some Amazon shopping. It won’t cost you any extra, but I get a little cut, and your support means the world to me.

See you next time!

Folk on.

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The new year is almost here! And I want us all to become better songwriters in 2019, so I’m issuing 5 challenges for myself and you guys. You can do some or all of these, and I am absolutely certain it will make you a better songwriter. I know it will make me better.

If you like the episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast. It helps me a lot.

Thank you guys for following me and my stuff in 2018. I can’t wait to make 2019 my best year ever, and have you along for the ride.

Here are my favorites from 2018:

* Best TV show: The Haunting of Hill House* Best movie: Bohemian Rhapsody* Best book (of 2017): A Book of American Martyrs* Best albums:* A Bottle Full of Dreams (well – it was the biggest deal for me)* God’s Favorite Customer (Father John Misty)* The Deconstruction (Eels)* Favorite live show: Iron and Wine in Reykjavík

If you want to support me and this podcast, you can use my Amazon links to sign up for free trials, or the next time you plan on doing some Amazon shopping. It won’t cost you any extra, but I get a little cut, and your support means the world to me.

See you next time!

Folk on.

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