I understand that the Artist wants songs that fit him. And it seems some or many have a message they may want to convey. However will the public buy the message? Even more to the point, will a Label even consider songs that don't look to be marketable. I once listened to an artist's songs on a major label that he was trying to get released. The Label decided against releasing the album. Upon listening I had to agree. The release wasn't marketable.

I have seen posts where a Label was looking for Artist's that wrote their own songs. The problem with the artist writing or co-writing their own songs in most cases is there is a very narrow prospective. With all the outside songs out there the artist has a much better chance in finding good songs that are also marketable.

Ray E. Strode