Yes, I’m Changing The Plan, Not The Destination
A few weeks ago I wrote that there’s a difference between a sign and a pattern. A sign is something you can shrug off. A pattern is something that keeps turning up until you deal with it. This post is…
Corey Stewart
I am a songwriter, musician, producer and blogger from Australia
What My Forgotten Demos Taught Me About Myself
Right now, I’m in the middle of choosing songs for my next release, which sounds like a nice problem to have until you actually sit down to do it. It means going back through my song demos. All of them.…
Somehow, I Think My Life Is Trying To Tell Me Something
I’ve never been one for signs. I don’t think the universe writes you letters, and I’m generally suspicious of anyone who reckons every bit of bad luck is a lesson wearing a disguise. But I do know that there’s a…
Vale Kenneth Doyle…
A few days ago, my mate Kenneth Doyle passed away and I’ve been trying to write this since then, and every draft has felt too small for the man it’s about. I met Ken back in 2003 and as soon…
Vale Lindsay Boyd…
Let me say from the get-go: Lindsay Boyd was one of the nicest, sweetest and most genuine human beings I have ever met. He had one of those hard-living, gravelly singing voices that could make Tom Waits sound like Pavarotti,…
Songwriting: The Quiet Risk of Writing the Truth
Just recently I realised that… “Being a songwriter gives us the extraordinary opportunity to intimately examine our lives and express our vulnerabilities through our songs.” Now, I’ve sat with that line for a bit, and the more I turn it…
Why Writing Songs Makes You a Better Musician, Artist, and Person
A friend asked me recently why I still write my own songs when an AI prompt could get me something similar in thirty seconds. Fair question? The honest answer isn’t really about the song at all. I still remember the…
The Case for Songwriting as the Most Rewarding Creative Pursuit
I was sitting with my thoughts the other night and I found myself turning over a question I hadn’t really examined in a long time. I was thinking about creativity. Specifically, I was thinking about the different ways we humans…
It’s Time To Retire The Human Jukebox
This coming Sunday June 21st, 2026 at the Chiton Restaurant will be my last cover gig EVER. This is because after a lot of thought, I’ve decided to finally retire from playing covers as a professional function. I’m walking away…
Must I Write? What Rilke’s Question Means for Songwriters
Rainer Maria Rilke once issued a challenge. He wrote: “There is only one way: Go within. Search for the cause, find the impetus that bids you write. Put it to this test: Does it stretch out its roots in the…