Book recommendations for songwriting influence.

What's your favorite book?

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Permalink Reply by Haggis McHaggis on December 2, 2010 at 5:51pm

Legend by David Gemmel or anything written by David Eddings

Permalink Reply by Ethan on December 2, 2010 at 8:19pm

The Great Gatsby is a great one! Others would be The Count of Monte Cristo, Fahrenheit 451, and The Catcher and the Rye.

Permalink Reply by comicbookkiddo on December 4, 2010 at 9:01am

Kind of a late response here, but I'd recommend "Crumb". Given, it's a movie and not a book, but it's about a writer. It's more of a documentary but it seems right up your alley.

Permalink Reply by Joe LaRosa on December 5, 2010 at 3:26am

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Permalink Reply by Xavier on December 5, 2010 at 8:38pm

Scott Pilgrim comic book series!

Permalink Reply by RiversFan on December 6, 2010 at 2:49am

The Cat Who Wanted To Fly by Robyn Supraner.

I don't know if it would be inspirational for songwriting though.

Permalink Reply by Rich Tienken on December 6, 2010 at 10:15am

wow thats so funny! i just wrote a song influenced by this book / movie. hahaa.

Dorian Zelaya said:

American Psycho-its about a crazy banker named patrick bateman and he goes around murdering people,eating them etc. and its in 1st person so he describes how he kills people very discriptively,its sorta nasty

Permalink Reply by Rich Tienken on December 6, 2010 at 10:20am

Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney.
Very poetic descriptions of the city. heres a some quotes:
"There's a certain shabby nobility in failing all by myself."
"The night has already turned on that imperceptible pivot where 2 a.m changes to six a.m. You know this moment has come and gone, but you are not willing to concede that you have crossed the line beyond which is all gratuitious damage and the palsy of unraveled nerve endings. Somewhere back there you could have cut your losses, but you rode past that moment on a comet trail of white powder and you are trying to hang on to the rush."

"You know for a fact that if you go out into the morning alone, without even your sunglasses--which you have neglected to bring, because who, after all, plans on these travesties?-the harsh, angling light will turn you to flesh and bone. Mortality will pierce you through the retina."

"It is worse even than you expected, stepping out into the morning. The glare is like a mother's reproach. The sidewalk sparkles curelly. Visibility unlimited. The downtown warehouses look serene and restful in this beveled light."

Permalink Reply by Hugh Lovric on December 10, 2010 at 2:02pm