In a recent issue of Recording Magazine, there was an interview with Taxi and several songwriters. One of the questions that was raised by one of the visitors at the Road Ralley where the interview was held was “What is the best time to start writing?” In a nutshell, all the panelists had something unique to say, but all said the same thing. It is never to early to start writing songs and music. The only difference is the maturity of the works created and the expertise of the writer from how much they have written.
In thinking about this topic, I realized that the first time I wrote a song was when I was probably 9 or 10 years old. It was a very quick and silly piece, but it was my first. The words were simple, but I had never written music before either. After the words, my piano teacher at the time showed me the basics of putting words to music and the rest is history. Since then, I have written over 40 songs.
I would recommend to anyone at any age that it is never too late to start writing songs and music. One may not be able to sing them or play them directly on stage, but through companies like TAXI, it is possible to market them to other bands and publishers.
