Wow, I totally forgot about Jason, he actually evaluated a few of my songs and was pretty gracious, and yeah, I read his book too. Write whatever you like, I'm down with that. not a problem.

I like to hear other people's melodies and structures. Jason's book is really just a basic building block for country music, nothing more or less than that.

I will say, however, the formula has worked for many many years. LOL Maybe that's just because how our brains work? ie. tell me the story, tell me the point, continue the story, tell me the point again, give me a juicy change in melody, then tell me the point again. sounds easy, but it's really not.

Of course I'm no Taylor Swift or Freddy Mercury.................(damn, can't believe I put those two in the same sentence) but it is, what it is.

I'm a Carly Simon fan myself.....James Taylor, Cat Stevens... I know, I'm old.. LOL

"It Mattered to THAT One"