Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is a prolific songwriter and he's ready to share his secrets. They're all in his new book,How to Write One Song. On today's episode, Tweedy shares some of his techniques with Malcolm Gladwell and explains why songwriting isn't, in his view, a mystical practice but a practical one. And at the end of the episode, he holds his own master class where he breaks down the song "Opaline" from his new solo album,Love Is The King.

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Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is a prolific songwriter and he's ready to share his secrets. They're all in his new book,<a href="https://wilcostore.com/collections/books/products/jeff-tweedy-how-to-write-one-song-book?variant=32152167743553"> How to Write One Song</a>. On today's episode, Tweedy shares some of his techniques with Malcolm Gladwell and explains why songwriting isn't, in his view, a mystical practice but a practical one. And at the end of the episode, he holds his own master class where he breaks down the song "Opaline" from his new solo album,<a href="https://wilcostore.com/collections/love-is-the-king/products/preorder-love-is-the-king-digital-download?variant=32205290176577"> Love Is The King</a>.Subscribe to Broken Record’s YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast"> https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast</a>You can also check out past episodes here:<a href="https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/"> https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/</a>You can find some of our favorite Wilco songs + Tweedy's new album<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iJH5l8RdMvJ6KqcaRtAa4?si=d5Mc-77iT6u_QxSyk46AeQ"> HERE — enjoy!</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Jeff Tweedy's Songwriting Master Class

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