Scott Cooley's Blog

A friend of mine who I used to go to perform original songs with at open mic nights recently published his first book of poetry.   He emaile...

Got Stealth Wealth?  What is it, and do I have it? Happy New Year!  Welcome (or welcome back) to my blog where I talk about myself and my fe...

The Inevitable Return Of Music Gatekeeping And Long-Tail Culling Will Cause My Demise As A Solo Artist I sometimes read articles about the m...

Someday, I won't be alive anymore.  The bleak thought of the grim reaper coming for us creeps in from time to time, so why not write abo...

When you're an amateur songwriter and solo artist like me who releases music to stream in the same places where you can stream the profe...

As a music consumer, I love perfect music that uses electric instruments, don't get me wrong, but as a musician, I prefer unplugging, es...

It’s confusing to know whether you’re a songwriter or not.  It’s difficult to know what the qualifications are, as there is no one authorita...

Short bursts of inconsequential information.  Microblogging.  Not for me.  I'm a long-form blogger, here on Blogger.  I prefer long burs...

I hadn't written any new songs since October 2022, and now at the beginning April 2023, after a 5 month dryspell, I got back in the swin...