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Lukas Nelson
Lukas Nelson is an American singer and songwriter.

Early Life (1988-    )
Lukas Autry Nelson was born in Austin, Texas on December 25, 1988 to parents Willie Nelson and Annie DeAngelo.

Well, he influenced me to becoming a songwriter when he recorded the first song I ever wrote and put it on his album It Always Will Be. I was 10 or 11 years at the time..https://www.pastemagazine.com/article/lukas-nelson-on-something-real-neil-young-and-hipp

Musical Style
Influences: Hendrix, Vaughn, Cale, Clapton, Kristofferson,

As far as what I’ve learned about songwriting, it comes down to simplicity. There’s a definite wisdom in simplicity. Put what you have to say in simple terms. Eloquent, but subtle. I think that’s what people gravitate towards in a song. They like simplicity and melody. They have to go together. If you simply write great lyrics, but your song is rambling and there’s no melody or no culmination to it, it won’t be a memorable song. You can create epiphany in music and inspire people if you can create a good melody to go along with simple and poignant lyrics. . . . . .The melody is the secret to songwriting. I’m just working this through, but a lot of stuff I listen to on the radio has lyrics that suck, but the melodies are so catchy and the hooks are so good, it doesn’t matter. The melody is what moves your body and soul, so what I’m trying to do is get those melodies, but achieve a certain “realness” in my lyrics that people can relate to as well. And once you’ve got a great band that can execute songs so that the lyrics, rhythms and melodies are all good, you’ve got everything.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/article/lukas-nelson-on-something-real-neil-young-and-hipp