• Music
  • 07 Aug 08

Josh Ritter speaks on songwriting, Mark Twain and Britney Spears

Josh Ritter speaks on songwriting, Mark Twain and Britney Spears
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Josh Ritter talks to hotpress.com about the craft of songwriting, his love of Mark Twain, and how society always influences the song – even Britney's 'Toxic'.

There?‘'s a Josh Ritter web exclusive over at Peter Murphy'?‘s Blog of Revelations, where, ahead of his Electric Picnic appearance and the release of his Live At The 9.30 Club album, the Idaho singer-songwriter indulges in a little Stephen King-like dissection of the craft under the heading 'On Writing'.

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