Why We Write with Kim Ruehl, Eps. 20: Rod Picott
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Rod Picott has been a Nashville workhorse songwriter for years, across more than a dozen albums. His songwriting is thick in narrative wisdom and character-driven stories. But he’s not just a songwriter—he’s also published two poetry books and has been working on a novel.
With his latest album nigh (Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows), we got into how the pandemic affected his songwriting process, his long-standing songwriter friendship with Slaid Cleaves, what he loves about Adele, and so much more.
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