Grimbo Jangles & The Nashville Byline Perspective on The Diner

We are excited to share Grimbo Jangles & The Nashville Byline's new track "The Diner"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Grimbo Jangles & The Nashville Byline to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "The Diner". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Grimbo Jangles & The Nashville Byline anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

I'm a songwriter from Dundee, Scotland

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

I wrote the song

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

Hearing "Telstar" by the Tordadoes in 1960

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

About 11 years ago

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Country

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

Organically

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Love, loss, relationships, behaviours

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

The late John Prine as he was a wonderful performer and by all accounts great company

How would you describe your favorite artist's music to someone who has never heard them before?

Answer:

John Prine : humuorous and empathetic observations on life

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

A mixture of folk, country, rock and ballads

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

John Prine _ a wonderful story teller

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?

Answer:

"The Diner", a story of happiness forged from sadness

If you could only listen to three artists for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

John Prine, Michael Nesmith and the Beach Boys : all wonderful performers

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

I don't perform, just write music

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

John Prine : it would be fantastic to write a song with such a great stroyteller

What is the strangest place where you have discovered a new song?

Answer:

Pebble Beach golf course

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

happy, sad, worthwhile

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?

Answer:

Entertaining, listenable, lyrical

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

Answer:

Youtube

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?

Answer:

No, I just write when I feel I have something to say

What is the most memorable response you've had to your work?

Answer:

Praise from other songwriters

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?

Answer:

People wanting to buy/listen to your music

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?

Answer:

Find new ways of putting over a message

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?

Answer:

Portraying life in different ways

Name a song that best represents success to you, and why?

Answer:

"Hello In Thetre" by John Prine, still capable of making people cry 50 years on

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?

Answer:

Noe so far fortunately

What has been your most embarassing moment while pursuing music?

Answer:

Forgetting what I was meaning to say

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?

Answer:

Artists being adequately rewarded for their songs

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?

Answer:

Local government, waiter, working on farm

How have your other passions reinforced your process of making music?

Answer:

Ups and downs in sport mirror ups and downs in life

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

Songwriting isn't lonely for me, I can write even when not alone

How would you define having an artistic outlook on life?

Answer:

Looking at things and events and trying to describe them

What is your favorite work of art?

Answer:

A great song

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?

Answer:

Music

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

Answer:

John Prine, Michael Nesmith, Gordon Lightfoot

What is the most significant lesson you've learned through being an artist?

Answer:

Never throw any lyrics away

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?

Answer:

Enjoyment

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

Being recognised as having worth

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