Keith Urban can sing anything he wants. So can Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, etc.
Once you reach their status it doesn't matter any more.

Take a real close look at who is getting the major cuts in Nashville. Look at the songwriters. Paisly, Urban, Alan Jackson, mostly write their own songs. so they can use a cliche if they want too, and get away with it.
But look at the Artists who don't write their own songs and see what they are singing. More important look at who is writing the songs they sing. See how many times names like Shapiro, Steele, Anderson, Rich, Wiseman, Warren, To name a few. See what songs they have written and check them out. That's what you are competing with.
You can't write as good as them, you have to write better to get your foot in the door. Once you are in it might get a little easier.

And Big Jim is wrong. The only real market left for a songwriter that does not perform is Country and it is getting harder all the time.

Last edited by Bill Robinson; 02/25/08 11:44 PM.
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