Ep. 270: Miranda Lambert | How She Keeps Writing Country Hits 20 Years In

Today’s guest is a three-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter and producer behind some of country music’s biggest songs.

Across more than two decades, she’s built a career on honest stories, unmistakable songs and doing things her own way.

And The Writer Is… Miranda Lambert!

Recorded live at Casa Rosa in Nashville, Miranda joins Ross to tell the stories behind “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder & Lead,” “The House That Built Me,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Vice” and “Tin Man.”

She shares how she co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley, why she gave Steve Earle half the credit for “Kerosene,” and why some of the most important songs in her set weren’t written by her.

And The Writer Is… is presented by Amazon Music and SONA.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introducing Miranda Lambert

00:56 Writing Choosin’ Texas with Ella Langley

05:21 Finding New Song Ideas After So Many Albums

06:36 Chris Stapleton and a New Retro Sound

08:47 Songwriting Retreats and Creative Chemistry

16:35 Learning the Craft in Texas Honky-Tonks

21:37 Nashville Star and Her Mom’s Wake-Up Call

25:06 Casa Rosa: A Place for the Girls

27:30 Kerosene, Steve Earle, and Doing It Her Way

33:42 The Stories Behind Gunpowder & Lead

36:52 Revolution and The House That Built Me

42:24 Writing Over You with Blake Shelton

45:03 Mama’s Broken Heart and Outside Songs

49:49 Building Platinum

53:55 Somethin’ Bad with Carrie Underwood

57:54 The Weight of These Wings and Vice

1:02:55 Writing Tin Man

1:06:01 Wildcard, the Love Junkies, and Bluebird

1:08:47 Life Off the Road and Writing on Zoom

1:13:08 Palomino and a Changing Music Business

1:14:52 Letting Go of Expectations and Staying Yourself

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