Name: 音樂人真的自己寫歌嗎？ | 像音樂人一樣思考 (Do artists really write their own songs? | Think Like A Musician)
Uploaded: 2026-03-26T22:35:14.000Z
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I don't think you have to have any kind of formal training at all to be a songwriter.

我覺得你根本不需要任何正規訓練才能成為詞曲作者。

Again, I work with people, brilliant people, with huge hits all the time that don't play an instrument, so don't let that dissuade you.

再說一次，我一直都跟很多很棒的人合作，他們創作出很多熱門歌曲，但他們根本不玩樂器，所以別讓這點阻止你。

Hey you, yes you, is there music inside of you?

嘿，就是你，你心裡有沒有音樂呢？

We've recruited working musicians from throughout the industry to help you hear it, hold it,

我們找來了業界的音樂家，幫助你聽見它、掌握它，

and share it with this wild and wonderful world.

並將它分享給這個奇妙的世界。

I think growing up I assumed, like many people, that the artists that I loved and listened to wrote all of their own music.

我想我成長過程中，跟很多人一樣，以為我愛的、我聽的那些藝術家都是自己寫歌的。

I didn't realize that there were other people behind the scenes,

我沒有意識到，原來還有其他人在幕後，

and that it really takes a village to write a song.

寫一首歌真的需要很多人一起努力。

Some artists write everything themselves, but most of the artists that you hear are a collaboration.

有些藝術家會自己寫所有東西，但你聽到的大多數藝術家都是合作的成果。

The first artist that I was aware of that wrote songs for themselves and also wrote songs for other people was Carol King,

我第一個意識到自己寫歌，也幫別人寫歌的藝術家是 Carol King，

and then I heard that she had had a whole career before she was an artist of writing songs for other people.

然後我聽說，在她成為一位藝術家之前，她已經有了一整個事業，是為別人寫歌。

So that was kind of like a light bulb went off for me where I was like, oh, like that can be a job, that's something that you can actually do.

那時候我真是靈光乍現，心想，哦，原來這可以是一份工作，這真的是可以做的事情。

When it comes to making a song and people realizing, like, their favorite artist did not write that song, that's sometimes the job of a songwriter, is to make sure that it feels like it came from your favorite artist.

當在創作歌曲，而人們發現，他們最愛的藝術家並沒有寫這首歌時，有時候這就是詞曲作者的工作，要確保這首歌聽起來就像是從他們最愛的藝術家來的。

Um, that is songwriting at its best, is to make sure that it's authentic.

這就是最棒的詞曲創作，要確保它是真實的。

There's two different ways of going it, you know, whether you're pitching a song, meaning you're selling it just randomly and doing that, or whether you're getting in and taking a really collaborative effort together.

有兩種不同的做法，你知道的，無論你是歌曲提案，也就是隨機推銷歌曲，或者你是深入其中，一起進行真正的合作努力。

So there are two ways that in pop music that songs, let's call it, getting placed.

所以，在流行音樂中，歌曲被採用，我們就這麼稱呼它，有兩種方式。

Uh, the first way is you are in a room with an artist.

第一種方式是，你跟一位藝術家在同一個房間裡。

And you're making that piece of music with the artist, and you are collaborating with them.

你和這位藝術家一起創作這首音樂，並且與他們合作。

You are basically help bringing their vision to life.

你基本上是在幫助實現他們的願景。

Um, sometimes artists come in and they know exactly what they want to say,

嗯，有時候藝術家進來時，他們知道自己想表達什麼，

and they don't need any help, and you're kind of like artwork, or you're just supportive.

而且他們不需要任何幫助，你就像是藝術品，或者只是提供支持。

And sometimes they come in and they don't know what to say,

而有時候他們進來時，他們不知道該說什麼，

and you are helping them figure that out.

The second way is what's called a pitch song, where you and a group of other writers and producers, just a group of musicians, get together and you write a song,

第二種方式是所謂的歌曲提案，也就是你和其他一群詞曲作者和製作人，一群音樂家，聚在一起創作一首歌曲，

and then that song then gets pitched to an artist or multiple artists to see if it is something that they would like to sing themselves and hopefully release.

然後這首歌曲會被提案給一位或多位藝術家，看看這是不是他們想自己演唱並有望發行的歌曲。

When you go in to do a pitch song, which is a song that you write without the artist in the room, you take the brand of the artist into consideration, you take the genre into consideration.

當你要進行歌曲提案時，這是一首你在沒有藝術家在場的情況下創作的歌曲，你會考慮到這位藝術家的品牌、你會考慮到他們的音樂類型。

Oftentimes the label will send you a brief,

唱片公司通常會給你一份簡報，

and that is sort of details of themes that the artist wants to explore.

其中包含藝術家想要探索的主題細節。

You know, placing a pitch song, it's kind of like going in your closet, regardless of your shape, size, and

你知道，歌曲提案被採用，有點像是走進你的衣櫃，不管你的身形、尺寸和

and then you hand it to this artist and you go, I hope this fits you perfectly.

再交給這位藝術家，然後說，我希望這件衣服非常適合你。

You start to think about the key of the song, you start to think about the vocal range of this artist.

你開始思考歌曲的調性，你開始思考這位藝術家的音域。

Are they the type of artist that's singing all the runs,

他們是那種會唱很多轉音的藝術家嗎？

and are they the vocalist of our time, or is it giving a different kind of vocal style?

他們是我們這個時代的歌手嗎？還是他們的唱腔有其他風格？

If I do a little bit of research on an artist and I see that they're going through a breakup or, um, you know, they came from a certain kind of, uh, background, I try to find things that I have in common with the artist so that I can write from an authentic place for me.

如果我對一位藝術家做點研究，看到他們正在經歷分手，或者，嗯，你知道的，他們來自某種背景，我就會試著找與這位藝術家之間的共同點，這樣我才能從真實的自己出發來創作。

The next question becomes, how's your day?

下一個問題是，你今天過得怎麼樣？

For me, I like to get an idea of what is your idea of success as an artist?

對我來說，我喜歡先了解你對藝術家的成功有什麼想法？

Um, because a hit song is very, very different based off of the artist, right?

嗯，因為一首熱門歌曲的定義，會根據藝術家而有很大的不同，對吧？

A Billboard Hot 100 hit song or a Grammy nomination, two different forms of success, both very successful.

一首 Billboard Hot 100 的熱門歌曲或一個葛萊美獎提名，是兩種不同的成功形式，都非常成功。

So let's say the artist is more concerned with popularity and having the hottest record on the Billboard Hot 100, because that's all that that means, is this is the if he goes number one, this is the most popular song in the world.

所以，假設這位藝術家更在意的是人氣，以及在 Billboard Hot 100 上擁有最夯的單曲，因為這就代表著，如果他衝到第一名，這就是全世界最受歡迎的歌曲。

I'll say, okay, well, I know it needs to be catchy.

我會說，好的，我知道它需要朗朗上口。

and I know that it needs to be straight to the point.

That also gives me a lot of reference on whether we're going to have a bridge on this song or not.

這也讓我對這首歌要不要有橋段，有更多的參考。

It also gives me some perspective as to how relatable it needs to be.

這也讓我對它需要多麼引起共鳴，有了一些想法。

You're more likely to connect to typical kind of pop chords that we kind of hear over and over and over again.

你們比較容易連結到那種我們聽了又聽、聽了又聽的典型流行和絃。

We've listened to the same chords for however many years.

我們聽了這麼多年一樣的和絃。

However, how you put them together is what makes something feel familiar enough to resonate with people, but

然而，你如何將它們組合起來，才能讓某樣東西感覺足夠熟悉而引起人們共鳴，

not familiar enough that you're in a lawsuit.

Versus the person who is wanting to make an artistic statement,

Met that some of our jazz artists or our, you know, punk artists or rock like, there's very different intentions as an artist, right?

像是我們的爵士音樂家，或是龐克、搖滾音樂家，作為藝術家，他們的意圖非常不同，對吧？

I think that is very important for songwriters, specifically, to have all of these things going through their mind because that's how we make it work.

我認為這對詞曲作者來說非常重要，要將所有這些事情放在心上，因為這就是我們讓它奏效的方式。

Most of the times I start off with the melody.

大多數時候我都是從旋律開始。

However, there's some times where I come in and I'm like, this is the lyric,

不過，有時候我會進來，然後說，這是歌詞，

and that might have started because of a conversation.

這可能是因為一次談話而開始的。

So each one is different, but for me, melody is king, and then lyrics come later.

所以每一種情況都不同，但對我來說，旋律為王，然後歌詞才跟上。

A lot of my early songwriting experiences in the industry were in rooms where someone would play a track,

我早期在產業中的許多創作歌曲經驗，都是在房間裡，有人會播放一段音樂，

and then, you know, the writers in the room will all go into the booth and freestyle a bunch of melodies,

然後，你知道的，房間裡的詞曲作者都會進到錄音間，自由發揮很多旋律，

But the last five years, now I've been living in Nashville where the songwriting process is the exact opposite, where you come in with a title and a concept for the song,

不過，過去五年，我現在住在納許維爾，那裡的創作歌曲過程完全相反，你進去時會帶著歌名和歌曲的構想，

and then you build the song more from a lyrical and conceptual perspective,

然後你從歌詞和概念的角度來建構歌曲，

and then almost try to retrofit some of those lyrics to, you know, melodies that might be able to house them because the lyric is most important here in Nashville.

然後幾乎試著將其中一些歌詞改編，你知道的，套用到能承載它們的旋律上，因為在納許維爾，歌詞最重要。

If you want to get into songwriting, I think it's important to listen to a lot of music and to study the structure and think about rhyme scheme and dynamics between the different parts and just notice what the songs that you like are doing.

如果你想投入創作歌曲，我認為聽很多音樂很重要，研究結構，思考押韻和不同部分之間的動態，並留意你喜歡的歌曲在做些什麼。

It is nobody's going to know who wrote what in the room.

房間裡沒有人會知道是誰寫了什麼。

Nobody's going to know who wrote who came up with this and who came up with that.

沒有人會知道是誰想出了這個，誰想出了那個。

The point is, if somebody in the room has a better idea than you, great.

重點是，如果房間裡有人有比你更好的點子，那太棒了。

You get to be a part of that, and you get to learn from that.

你可以參與其中，並從中學習。

So, um, I think the most important thing is to learn how to collaborate, know your strengths, know your weaknesses,

所以，嗯，我認為最重要的是學會如何合作，瞭解自己的長處、短處，

and try to find people that can sort of fill in the gap for you.

並試著找到能為你補足不足的人。

So if you're not super strong on melody, find somebody who's strong on melody,

所以如果你不擅長旋律，就找個擅長旋律的人，

and the two of you together can make something great.

你們兩個人一起就能創作出很棒的東西。

My advice for anybody that wants a career as a songwriter or a producer would be to work very, very, very hard at it.

給任何想成為詞曲作者或製作人的人的建議是，非常非常非常努力地去做。

When you write that song that you think is your best song, I promise you you've got better.

當你寫出你認為是最好的歌曲時，我保證你還有更好的。

這就像一項運動，也是一塊肌肉，

and it needs to be exercised, and keep on going,

and you will end up in a place musically that you probably didn't even know existed.

你最終會在音樂上達到一個你可能從未想像過的地方。

Start exploring your voice today and embark on a journey that will last a lifetime.

今天就開始探索你的聲音，踏上這趟終身受用的旅程。

For more insights from beloved working artists on what it means to think like a musician, check out another episode in this series.

想從深受喜愛的在職藝術家那裡獲得更多關於如何像音樂家一樣思考的見解，請觀看本系列的另一集。