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No Such Thing As Amateurs Or Professionals By Bamil Gutiérrez Collado (Singer- Songwriter) In my life as a songwriter, I can say that there's nothing like barriers between an amateur or a professional writer. Maybe some will agree others won't, but the thing is that everyone does their work based on own experiences or just watching all around daily life. There are so many different ways to write whatever you want. I have learned through my more than 25 years of writing that you grow inspired by people who started to write long before you, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are better. Experience doesn't have anything to do with the quality of work people produce. There are a lot of people that I've seen all around the social media that call themselves professionals just because they tell you in a comment; "oh, this lyrics need more work", "I can write a melody for this with a 95 beat" or "This is not lyrics, it is a poem". I hate it when people get into others work trying to manage the idea of the one who wrote it. Everyday i received many messages on my inbox from good friends that want me to get my opinion on their works. Know what? I really read them all, but I’m not the kind of person that tells you that your work isn't right or isn't worth a dime. Respect is all that matters, and if you want me to advise you on your lyrics, I certainly can tell you something about any rhyme or word you can switch for other that makes some sense in the verse, but your work wil be always your work. Nobody will ever tell you how bad or wrong are your lines. You know how many times i change the course of any of my lyrics for a song? Zillions of times, because even with all the time i have as a songwriter or lyricist we need to play with words to get the best. Synonyms, methaphors, similes and antonyms are the bridge between verses in lyrics. I can say that I found myself with poets and lyricist that don't write music but have had the right metric to be perfect for a song. Because when I have started to look at it I know which chords are going at hand with the verses with no change of words at all. Otherwise, there other writers that need to switch some words here or there to match the perfect timing for a song. Even with this aspect at the time to write a song based on certain lyrics, adjusting or switching, doesn't mean that any of us are amateurs or professionals. From 1 to 100 years old everyone has their own view of what they want or need for their work. Remember all of us write around experiences and other aspects in life. We have our own sight of things, plants, animals, landscapes, skies, our country, our town and even the simple things in life. We learn everyday, we grow everyday, but on our own steps and not because anyone else wants you to write red do you write red. If you want to write blue when I tell you yellow be straight and write blue. Be always you and use the right words based on your metric. Only one thing, never write for the sake of it, feel inspired and sure of what you want 14 www.writeawaymagazine.co.uk
Bamil Gutierrez Collado in your lyrics. Study the aspects around what you are writing about, feel the work and every word you're putting down on paper. You're your own boss and you're the owner of your words world. Be authentic and don't copy paste the idea of others. I enjoy what I write because when I write on universal subjects like nature, people ways of living or news I'm helping in some way to make this world a better living place, there's a real motive. Remember there's no such thing like amateurs or professionals, only great people with wonderful thoughts and ideas to express. One friendly piece of advice, if you want to go public, please register your work in The Library Of Congress, Copyrights Office. Never register with an unknown agency and never use that self-addressed envelope stuff, it doesn't guarantee any property of your lyrics or melodies aka songs. Remember, very sadly in our world today there a re a lot of sharks that want to be lucrative with your efforts. http://www.reverbnation.com/bamil http://www.myspace.com/bamiltheredwolf http://www.reverbnation.com/officialbamil music http://community.ascap.com/bamil www.writeawaymagazine.co.uk 15
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