About this episode

Keenan O'Meara discusses the importance of discipline in songwriting and how his carpentry background influences his creative process.

"The failure is not in writing a bad song. The failure is in writing no song." Keenan O'Meara has always honored the value of work. Maybe it's because he's also a carpenter by trade, but discipline is his asset even though it's not something that comes naturally. "You have to teach yourself how to work. We've been tricked by the idea of divine inspiration for far too long," he told me. Carpentry has been a boon to his process. "It's great for songwriting. If you ever find yourself out o...

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Host: Ben Opipari

Guest: Keenan O'Meara

Topics covered

• songwriting
• work ethic
• discipline
• carpentry
• creative process

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