What are the biggest challenges of writing a bio, especially if you’re writing it about yourself?
Being objective about one’s music and career and avoiding hyperbole can be challenging, as can writing about yourself in the third-person. A lot of people view bios as resumes and seek to be overly comprehensive and include irrelevant information. Bios don’t have to be extensive and replete with detail. Singer-songwriters should avoid that temptation, while sharing interesting and relevant tidbits about themselves, their inspirations or muses, their creative processes, and their music. What are the qualities, do you think, of a really good bio? I’m not sure there is a hard-and-fast definition of what constitutes a really good bio, although I know one when I see it. I suppose a bio that sings with the same voice as your music might stand out. A good bio conveys who you are and does so in a clear, concise, compelling, creative and interesting way. It makes reference to personal experiences as they relate to your songs and music. It conveys your musical style and sound, speaks to your cre
