Songwriters on Process

NEW INTERVIEW ALERT! "A great way to write is to overwrite. Write more verses than could be contained in a song. Then take the best of what's there," says Rostam Batmanglij . I cannot agree more: good writers know that the first pass is never the time to decide what to keep and what to leave out. Overwriting will be faster.

Of course, overwriting for Rostam comes easy because when he's not writing, he's thinking about writing. "I'm always collecting building blocks," he says. "Lots of kernels all the time. I've never truly let go of an idea."

Rostam's latest album is "American Stories." Listen to the pod! Link in bio! 📸

From Fallon to Songwriters on Process! Looking forward to going deeeeep into the songwriting process with next week.