Re: Taboo subject matter

Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 23:21:29 +0000 (UTC)
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"Jacques" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> As a songwriter, do you feel you have a license to
> write about any subject matter? What subject matter
> have you deliberately not written about and why?
> For me, ..airplane dissasters, 911 etc because I feel
> I can't bring anything more than the obvious without cheapening the lives
of
> the victims and families.
When I first started writing songs (as a 13 year old) I had no fear of any
subject. Nowadays I'm more cautious. It's easy for a song to turn into a
preaching song, especially if you've never experienced something first hand.
Blowing planes up is very naughty
People who do it should be sent to bed early
I personally wouldn't write a song about Rape, Plane Crashes, Suicide, child
abuse or many other things unless I had first hand experience. (How could I
know what it feels like to be sat on a plane knowing it was going to crash?
Even worse, could I sing my song to someone who's experienced them without
cringing?!)
I've got around this in the past by writing about my reactions to something.
I wrote a song about domestic abuse by basing it on me hearing it going on
next door, and being too much of a coward to do anything about it.
Just my opinion
Dylan