Ep. 270: Miranda Lambert | How She Keeps Writing Country Hits 20 Years In
And The Writer Is...with Ross GolanShow Notes
Today’s guest is a three-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter and producer behind some of country music’s biggest songs. Across more than two decades, she’s built a career on honest stories, unmistakable songs and doing things her own way. And The Writer Is… Miranda Lambert!
Recorded live at Casa Rosa in Nashville, Miranda joins Ross to tell the stories behind “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder & Lead,” “The House That Built Me,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Vice” and “Tin Man.” She shares how she co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley, why she gave Steve Earle half the credit for “Kerosene,” and why some of the most important songs in her set weren’t written by her.
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CHAPTERS 00:00 Introducing Miranda Lambert 00:56 Writing Choosin’ Texas with Ella Langley 05:21 Finding New Song Ideas After So Many Albums 06:36 Chris Stapleton and a New Retro Sound 08:47 Songwriting Retreats and Creative Chemistry 16:35 Learning the Craft in Texas Honky-Tonks 21:37 Nashville Star and Her Mom’s Wake-Up Call 25:06 Casa Rosa: A Place for the Girls 27:30 Kerosene, Steve Earle, and Doing It Her Way 33:42 The Stories Behind Gunpowder & Lead 36:52 Revolution and The House That Built Me 42:24 Writing Over You with Blake Shelton 45:03 Mama’s Broken Heart and Outside Songs 49:49 Building Platinum 53:55 Somethin’ Bad with Carrie Underwood 57:54 The Weight of These Wings and Vice 1:02:55 Writing Tin Man 1:06:01 Wildcard, the Love Junkies, and Bluebird 1:08:47 Life Off the Road and Writing on Zoom 1:13:08 Palomino and a Changing Music Business 1:14:52 Letting Go of Expectations and Staying Yourself
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