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Jonathan Russell (The Head and the Heart)

Jonathan Russell (The Head and the Heart)

FromSongwriters on Process


Jonathan Russell (The Head and the Heart)

FromSongwriters on Process

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"I like to have structure in my songwriting process in order to let chaos rule."Jonathan Russell of The Head and the Heart loves structure. It helps him in his domestic life: he often finds missing bridges in his songs when he’s cleaning the house, for example. “I love order,” Russell told me. “Clean kitchen, happy brain.” And he loves using lists to make his day easier. When I asked Russell what kind of writing he does outside of songwriting, his immediate response was simple: “I’m a listmaker."Russell likes structure in his songwriting process too, but not for reasons you might expect. It lets him be chaotic. “Structure lets the chaos loose,” he told me. “As long as I have boundaries set up, I will allow myself to play like a five year old.”  And Russell often gets his best writing done, he says, “When I become aware that I’m anxious.”The Head and the Heart's latest album, out April 29, is called "Every Shade of Blue." 
Released:
Apr 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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In-depth interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process. That's it. Nothing else. No talk of band drama, band names, or tour stories. Treating songwriters as writers, plain and simple. By Ben Opipari, English Lit Ph.D.