Three Chords and the Truth About Rewriting
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Anybody can write a first verse. The first verse is a gift — it shows up while you’re driving and you scribble it at a stop light.
The second verse is a job. It has to earn the chorus a second time without repeating it, deepen the story, and set up the turn. That’s where the writing is.
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