How to Write One Song cover art

How to Write One Song

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

How to Write One Song

By: Jeff Tweedy
Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £21.99

Buy Now for £21.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

A ROUGH TRADE and PITCHORK BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A guide to rediscovering the joys of creating that we all felt as children.' NEW YORK TIMES

One of the century's most feted singer-songwriters, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, digs deep into his own creative process to share his unique perspective about song-writing and offers a warm, accessible guide to writing your first song, championing the importance of making creativity part of your everyday life and experiencing the hope, inspiration and joy that accompanies it.

'Fascinating.' ROUGH TRADE
'Eloquent.' INDEPENDENT
'Nourishing.' PITCHFORK
'A proselytiser for the act of songcraft.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A smart, funny, relentlessly practical guide.' GQ
'Delightful.' ESQUIRE
'Incisigve.' VULTURE
'A book written by a musician that doesn't relay autobiographical details in some form of (even loose) chronology is unusual; they typically have their own story to tell and that's it, good or bad. Writing a book that goes some way to explaining the process behind their songwriting is something else altogether. Jeff Tweedy, in How to Write One Song, achieves this.' IRISH TIMES

©2020 Jeff Tweedy (P)2020 Faber & Faber Ltd
Instruction & Technique Inspiring Funny
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Write a New Song cover art
The Addiction Formula cover art
Saved by a Song cover art
Play as You Are cover art
The Inner Game of Fingerstyle Guitar cover art
Processing Creativity cover art
12 Notes cover art
The Practice of Practice: Get Better Faster cover art
Try This At Home: Adventures in songwriting cover art
Music Production 2022+ Edition cover art
Effortless Mastery cover art
Creative Quest cover art
The Creative Formula cover art
The Music Lesson cover art
Singing for the Self-Conscious cover art
Music cover art

What listeners say about How to Write One Song

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    111
  • 4 Stars
    23
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    102
  • 4 Stars
    12
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    93
  • 4 Stars
    17
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it.

Great tips for songwriting from a truly great songwriter who is also no slouch as a wordsmith and writer. Hugely enjoyable.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

not just for song writers

this book is an interesting look at the creative process. good for anyone wanting to create anything

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wow, this is a real gem!

the wisdom transcends song writing and applys to all creative endeavours

thank you Jeff

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

great for any creative pursuit

I loved this. Very inspiring and not just for song writing. Whatever your artistic pursuit, it's a great book to get you creating.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

stórskemmtileg hlustun

þetta var negla frábært hlustun, áhugaverð nálgun og hægt að tileinka sér margt fyrir margskonar

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Everything I needed to hear and more

Thank you Jeff for writing this book.It clears up what it means to be a songwriter and provides a cherry on top by sharing some helpful tips, hints and Gwendolyn.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful exploration of the songwriting process

Jeff Tweedy is generously candid about his writing process, and encourages a more mindful approach to songwriting, and creativity in general, that is particularly refreshing if you're someone like me that gets stuck obsessing over the end product. It's already helped my productivity immensely, and reminded me why I enjoyed writing in the first place - great listen!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

I’m going to start writing regularly again. Thanks Jeff

After a few years since I last wrote a song, last night, I finished this book and wrote a song. And it feels good. The inspiration I needed.
Hope YOU do too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Jeff

loved it, as a songwriter & guitar player.
always been a massive fan, thanks dude!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

GREAT BOOK, GREAT READING

totally fantastic, can't recommend it highly enough. the recording and reading is clear and Jeff's voice is as gentle and heartwarming as any fan of his music would expect.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful