JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Songwriter Message Forum Why are there so many lyric-only folks?

That is why such a person is called a "Lyricist" Bernie Taupin is a lyricist.

Musicians should ALL be able to write songs. Well they don't. Actually the thing is at least sometime in there life they try, or have written a few. But there are countless who have only been in cover bands,or wedding bands. Who have played & written instrumentals and never wrote one lyric.

Shouldn't a "producer" also be an engineer?

All these things are so very related yet so different in many ways. We see many things as one, just because someones's a great musician doesn't automatically make them a songwriter.

Think of all those who write poems, very close to lyrics, but.......

I think if you write lyrics only you are a lyricist,once someone puts music to your lyrics you are a a co-writer and I think it's okay to tell others "I'm a songwriter"

However I do agree and encourage, if your really into songwriting learning to play something even if just for fun/interest/challenge or cutting out your co-writers LOL is a very good thing. But Vikiki said it best "Focus mainly on what you do best"

I have a few tunes right now that desperately need lyrics only. I wriote them of course but these ones have been a thorn in my side for years now. I scout the lyric boards looking for a match. So! keep em coming lyricists