[Patty Lakamp]

On 2/14/2018 at 10:24 AM, Rudi said:

Right. 

Fine interview & interesting.

 

Just read the 1st three of Patty's songs. She seems to have something down that eludes of lot of new lyricists. The verses seem to easily fit into musical bars. It's as if she has some tune in mind already. Is that the case Patty?

 

There seem to be a self exploratory element as well as emotional expression in the content & tale telling is better than hinted at. Keep going Patty!

Oh, my!  I just now checked back in to look at this interview and see that there are some wonderful responses here! I apologize for not staying in touch.

 

Thank you Rudi!  I'm so glad you like the lyrics you have seen. I've written over 100 now and about ¾ of them have been put to music, so I'm just delighted with the way this hobby is working out.  It is a lot of fun.

 

To answer your question, I write both Lyrics-first and Music-first.  When I write Lyrics-first, I have NO IDEA what the melody will be (I'm not good at that part at all!) So I just try to make sure the lines scan right and hopefully SOUND right for a song, and then I rely on the musician to do the hard part!  Most of my Lyrics-first projects are collabs with moptop/Dominick on this site. After all this time, we have still never met in person! But he's great to work with and always seems to come up with just the right music and vocals. Plus he's very good at production. So I am very grateful for this collab.

 

When I write Music--first, the musician I work with the most is Joey McMichael.  He sends me compositions and lets me write pretty much whatever I feel like. I relate to his music and it seems very easy to write to, so I give him full credit for that.  

 

Hope that answers your question.  And thank you so much for your kind words.

 

On 2/15/2018 at 12:18 AM, fasstrack said:

Patty is a pip!

 

She's charmed everyone here. The interview is funny and self-effacing. 

 

Funny thing, even though I've read many of her lyrics and even had a little correspondence, I NEVER would've guessed she's a retiree. She comes off like a 20-something. I guess there's a reason they say doing something you love will keep you young.

 

(No, I'm NOT saying you're OLD, Patty. Now put down that Uzi and take a deep breath (;

Thanks, Joel.   You're the funny one! 😀  This is definitely a hobby that keeps me happy and involved.  

 

On 2/17/2018 at 8:30 AM, fasstrack said:

C'mon, girl. Too embarrassed to say ANYTHING?

 

We KNOW you're looking in, lurking. LOL...

No, I wasn't lurking!  Sorry, just off somewhere writing more lyrics.....😋

 

Thanks all, for your encouragement.

 

Patty