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The power of music: On song

By Michael Bond

29 November 2003

How do you go about writing a song?

First you have to work out what you are hoping to achieve, who you are aiming it at and why. I rarely just sit at a piano or get out my guitar and see what comes out. Before I do that, I have already thought out what I’m going to do.

Take Kylie Minogue. The first thing I thought when I saw her was she’s got this great career as an actress, she looks great, she sounds great, and now she wants to be a pop star. But I also wondered if…

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