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Jun 24, 2026 - 47:19
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Rostam
"A great way to write is to overwrite. Write more verses than could be contained in a song. Then take the best of what's there," says Rostam Batmanglij. I cannot agree more: good writers know that the first pass is never...
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Rostam is an episode from Songwriters on Process by Ben Opipari. "A great way to write is to overwrite. Write more verses than could be contained in a song. Then take the best of what's there," says Rostam Batmanglij. I cannot agree more: g...
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Published May 24, 2026, 49:25 long, audio available.
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