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I’ve done 40 suno songs. And some were great. But I think it’s toxic to great writing. Why do we think automating the process of great songs will make songs better? Sure it could make it easier. But do we complain about a Bowie classic, a Whitney Houston ballad, a Springsteen belt out block party?. The classics are perfect not just because they’re just great songs. But we attach to them because there’s real stories behind the songs. They’re real mistakes and accidents that make these songs amazing. Just listen to Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil. Do you think Ai could make a 3 minute outro that takes on a whole different human made direction? Not only that, if you were lucky to be a fan back then, you could even go see those songs live, even better versions of them. Last, as a songwriter, the satisfaction out of hand building a song, step by step by yourself or with a team, is a memory you never lose. The feeling of listening back is what makes me write more. I don’t think I’ll ever shake that feeling, and it’s dangerous as artists to think we can skip the process of what makes music communal, beautiful and memorable for the rest of time, even sometimes long after that artist is gone. What do you all think? Ai to me is a tool, not a replacement to the magic.

Tell me why you are here, what you are hoping to become as a songwriter, and what you believe as a songwriter. -I believe in rock n' roll, and the rock revolution -I believe true songwriting is struggling in this economy of thought and entertainment -I believe anyone in their bedroom can become the next big thing -I believe I will write as hard as I can until the day I die, and hope to be one of the best songwriters in the world -I believe we together can unite songwriting -I believe in referencing songwriting greats, and that we must remember the lessons from those artists -I believe in music, I believe in dance, I believe in these 2 hands I am not your coach, your mentor, your guru. I am just a struggling songwriter like you, motivated to become something. I plan to write every day along side you, and build something special.

My corporate job laid me off, my contractor destroyed my family home in the sums of 6 figures that I can’t fix, my wife had our second baby, we have no money left. There’s a rat infestation I cleared out of my house, I filled my house with insulation and got sick, my work truck is gone, my former business failed, I developed a crippling phone and fast food addiction, I haven’t seen a friend in a long time with 2 young kids. But one week removed from being laid off and evaluating the past year, this is my story. My attitude is my altitude. I’m done being the victim. I believe, as a blue collar middle class guy whose country has taken away his right to get ahead, as a person who has been working so hard and can’t find a home, can’t get a break, that it can change. I can tell my story, and find resilience. I can become the songwriter I’ve dreamed of, and build the best songwriting community since Liverpool, since Nashville, since Seattle. I can change it all. Lemon water, simple foods, lots of writing, less phone, good music, and the words and tones and vibrations will find me, and they’ll find you too. I still believe. I still have these hands, I have this heart, I have this pen. I’ll do it every day. I’ll make the way, I’ll make the grade.