re: Name an artist who writes the kind of songs you would

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Talib Kweli/Phonte from Littlle Brother

Phillip Phillips

i find it funny that you worded it like that.

i am notorious for the phrase: if i could write songs like brian fallon, i'd write songs like brian fallon

Wayne Hussey of The Mission(UK)

reaching deep in that bag.


Today I'll go with Kevn Kinney.

quote:

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if you could write songs

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I write my own. But of course I admire many writers. One guy I like who's writing is rarely cited—with one obvious exception—is Curt Kirkwood. A lot of cryptic lyric writing falls flat for me, but Curt is one of the exceptions.

Danny Barnes

D. Boon

example... History Lesson Pt. 2

our band could be your life
real names'd be proof
me and mike watt played for years
punk rock changed our lives

we learned punk rock in hollywood
drove up from pedro
we were fricking corndogs
we'd go drink and pogo

mr. narrator
this is bob dylan to me
my story could be his songs
i'm his soldier child

our band is scientist rock
but i was e. bloom and richard hell,
joe strummer, and john doe
me and mike watt, playing guitar

Maynard James Keenan

James Taylor

Roger Waters



Try to deal with that contrast.