Why You Should Ignore Your Audience | Becca Stevens

Becca Stevens joins Playback Sessions for a wide-ranging conversation about writing her most personal album through the loss of her mother and the birth of her children and why she almost never released it. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 📍 Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 02:15 – Becca’s Songwriting Philosophy 06:40 – The Inner Critic Explained 10:25 – How Artists Sabotage Their Own Songs 14:10 – Writing Songs That Feel Too Personal 18:20 – Processing Grief Through Music 22:45 – The Trap of Chasing Hits 27:05 – Why Writing for the Audience Fails 31:50 – “Serve the Song” Mindset 36:10 – Working with David Crosby 40:30 – The “Volcano” Writing Process 44:15 – Collaborating with Jacob Collier 48:25 – Creativity in the Studio 53:10 – When the Muse Shows Up 58:40 – Closing Performance 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 📍 Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley 🔥 Guest: Becca Stevens Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Mitch Goudy #PlaybackSessions #SpencerHandley #CarterVintageGuitar #SonoraGuitarIntensive #BeccaStevens #Songwriting #AcousticGuitar #DavidCrosby #JacobCollier #SufjanStevens #MusicTheory #DADGAD #SingerSongwriter