i am a singer but not much of a songwriter?

Question

i am a singer and i am thinking of starting a band. but i have a small problem. i am not a songwriter. actually i am 17 (do you think i'll get any better as ii grow older?) and i have written 1 or 2 songs already but i don't think they are any good. could anyone suggest what i should do?? also i wanted to know if in all famous rock bands the lead singers are the ones who write the music?? if not can anyone name these bands and who writes the songs?? i would also like to know who writes the songs for the following artists:

evanescence,korn,12 stones,sugar ray,linkin park,queen,metallica & p.o.d

thanks

Answer 1

Don't worry about these things. Writing a song is very difficult even the best will tell you that man. My mate is in a band and he is exactly like you. He is the lead singer but there is only 3 people in the band and he does most of the song writing but he said it's a nightmare trying to write one. You need inspiration from somewhere. All it takes is a word and you could write a whole song lmao. I don't know the answer the "who is the leading singer" in those bands but i know that brandon flowers doesnt write the lyrics for the killers and he's the lead singer. You need to get help from the other band members and chill out man because eventually it will come;) Rock on! x

Answer 2

"fly" by sugar ray wasnt even written by the band! they were a heavy ,etal band before they had that hit....so i imagine that they probly still dont write their own songs at all. anyways, whoever can write is the one that writes....i sing and play guitar and ive only writen 5 songs....im 24! just try to do this, if other guys in your band write the songs, sometimes i'll start having great ideas for a song and wont be able to write em down then cant remember it later so always carry a pad of paper with you! you might think it looks dorky but if you are sittin on the bus or somethin just writin chicks will think you're hot! lol...anyways, to sum up, you dont have to be the writer just make sure you get someone in the band that can and also when you have ideas for a song write them down....AND make sure to share your ideas with the band even if you dont think they are any good because they can help make them better...the best songs are the ones everyone contributes too! GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

I am a singer/songwriter, but I don't really know how to help you.

My songs just come to me, both lyrics and melody, and I'm not sure how it happens.

I'm always hearing music in my head, and because I don't read or write music, I must do everything "by ear", and every song must be memorized.

Some songs come to me instantly, as if I'm listening to a radio.

Other songs took years to compose.

I'm sixty-one years old, and learned to sing when I was a boy, imitating what I heard on the radio.

I would always sing, no matter where I was or what was going on around me.

I didn't learn to strum a guitar until I was a grown man, a soldier serving in Korea.

Another soldier showed me four guitar chords, which he said every Rock 'n' Roll song and every folk song used, and told me when I got those four chords memorized, he'd show me some more.

In my barracks, I not only practiced those four chords, but in the process of memorizing them, accidentally composed another song, "TELL ME HOW THINGS ARE IN CALIFORNIA", about a girl (isn't it always?) I was missing.

Then he showed me three more chords, used for all Country and Western songs, and I was on my way, writing song after song after song.

I used to write poetry, but after a while, the music in my head began merging with my words, and all of a sudden, I was composing songs instead of writing poetry.

I've even had songs come to me in my dreams, when I was sleeping, and one song came to me when I was asleep and dreaming I was asleep and dreaming, and that song is called "FROM A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM".

Someone who heard that song, and the story behind it, surmised that "someone is trying to tell you something".

I often wonder if my gift is due to the spirit of a deceased singer trying to get their songs heard through me?

How does it happen?

How can I teach you to do what I do?

I know I can't do it in YAHOO! Answers.

Maybe, if I were there, or you were here, MAYBE, just maybe, it might be possible to demonstrate or explain.

I'm strictly a solo act, and never performed with a band.

That's largely because I have no formal musical training, and I follow my own rhythm, which frustrates other musicians.

Also, I have trouble following other musicians because they know what they're doing, and I haven't a clue about what I'm doing.

Folks who see me perform are fooled into thinking I know how to play a guitar, but that's only because my singing is so good, they aren't paying close attention to what I'm doing with my guitar.

A true guitarist would know in a second that I don't really know how to play.

So, how do I help you, and what is the answer to your question?

A lot of this comes from emotion, and a lot of emotion comes from pain, a whole long lifetime of agony.

Yes, there's also love and hope to inspire, so it isn't all pain, loneliness, and heartbreak.

And frankly, I think my gift comes from God, as all good gifts do.

So, keep up your efforts, and I hope you succeed.

Can you hear the music in your head?

Can you put into words what you feel in your heart?

Cowboy up, and go for it!

Answer 4

sure and no. I recommend, some songwriters i think have not got the expertise or the opt to definitely get up and carry out their songs, so as that they discover it extra straightforward just to place in writing the lyrics and music, and then pass it directly to somebody else to sing effectively. some singers can in basic terms succeed songwriters with the help of a co-author to incorporate a lacking ingredient.

Answer 5

Not all lead singers have to write the songs but they ushally do because they are the ones singing but ushlly you have back up voacls too you can get the rest of your band to chip in seeign as its all of your music.
I'm not much of a song writter myself but just think about something you really care about ans stuff also i fine reading poems and book give me ideas for things also fna made videos do it for me (harry Potter)
also pictures of beautiful views are quiet good
im not sure its really what type of persoanllity you have and what sort of music you want to write and what it would be about
oh and you could include whats happening with your life and so on.

ps. well your not sure if your lyrics are good write somethign about that maybe im not sure

Answer 6

What that last guy said is a bunch of hosh-posh (no offense)- not a single one of his words can help you in the least. Let me break it down for you:

Evanescence write their own songs: Amy Lee does most of it but I'm not sure if they compose it themselves (they rock!).
Linkin Park do their own songs too. I thought Korn did too.

When you want to start a band, you have to know at least one of the below:
1. You can sing
2. You can write songs
3. You can play a musical instrument
4. You've got something going on in your life that you can write about.
So now we know that you have 1. and probably 4. too. You can write songs: there's nothing easy about it, but there's nothing difficult about it too. In a band, you can either become the songwriter-lead singer or just sing lead. Let someone else do the songwriting, so keep that in mind when you're holding auditions for your band.

But if you really want to learn how to write your own song, you've got to take it step by step. Amateur songwriters write when they have inspiration, professional ones write when they have something interesting to say or to let out their emotions (like Amy).

I suggest you keep a notebook of some sort around when you have inspiration just jot it down. For example, when you hear someone say something you really love and think it can be put into a song, like "I feel like singing" or "Everyone's so caught up their own world to accept you". But when you're feeling down, or up- doesn't really matter as long as you're feeling it, just write out what you think about something. It can range from the newfound frustration of songwriting to your happiness of finally hitting the right note. There's no need to spell it all out about the predicament but do give your audience what you are trying to convey. No sense in singing "I can't find my way out from this mall, help me now before I fall" but really "I was so lost but now I'm here, I can't trust myself- this is fear". The first example is fine, actually, but does it mean anything?

Songwriting is not something you can improve with age if you don't develop it or at least try. Get someone (like me, haha) to read your song lyrics and give positive criticism and praise when necessary. Show everyone and anyone, especially those who have more interest and experience in this.
Good luck!

P.S. Check out my question on my new song!
P.P.S. You can check out my detailed step-by-step method of writing songs by clicking on my best answer to some songwriting questions.

Answer 7

Most songs that make it big r songs that were written by lyricists (song writers) for a particular singer but it could go through several singers before they hear the right sounding one that's going to cut the record for the millions of dollars it will generate.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

1.You can get someone to write your songs in your band and 2
not all write their own songs.

Answer 10

I know that Evanescence and Linkin Park write their own songs. I don't know about the others.