“The best way to Write One Track”
In June 2024, I received 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 received to interview Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage as a part of the pageant. 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 ebook, which is known as The best way to Write One Track. And regardless that it’s known as The best way to Write One Track, I feel it truly comprises a variety of perception about creativity typically, and life typically. I’ve really useful 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 received a lot out of the ebook personally. It helped me with a number of the blocks that I’d been going through 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 1000’s of people that have 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 take pleasure in it, too.
You should purchase The best 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 take heed to the Wilco episode of Track Exploder right here. I additionally interviewed Jeff alongside together with his son Spencer, who can be his bandmate in Tweedy, about their relationship and musical partnership, for an episode of my podcast Companions. You may take heed 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
