Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Miranda Lambert is sitting down with Joe Rogan for the most recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. The Texas native covered a wide array of topics during their almost two and a half hour conversation, ranging from her golf journey, getting involved in mounted shooting, missing the road during the pandemic, and more. Lambert talked about her music career, from stapling posters to telephone poles when she was 17 to now being one of the most prominent women in the genre. As the founder of Big Loud Texas, Lambert is still in the thick of making music for herself and remains busy touring each year. She’s also taken on a new role as a mentor, helping young artists get their footing. At one point in their conversation, Lambert shares that she always encourages young artists to be confident writing their own lyrics, but she’s not always the best at practicing what she preaches. The conversation was brought up when Joe Rogan asked her how she writes a song, if she writes things down, sits in front of a computer, or makes notes when lyrics or catchy lines come to her throughout the day. Lambert admits that she uses all of those methods when songwriting. “All of it. Usually, like, I love to co-write. Writing by myself, I’m not good at it. I encourage it for any artists that I’m mentoring or anything else, but I need to do it myself more. ‘Cause co-writing is fun, you’re hanging around with… I met you at one of my favorite writers’ benefits, Jack Ingram. He and Jon Randall, my other best friend, and I, whom I think you met too. We have a little side project we call ‘The Marfa Tapes’, and we’d go out into the desert in Marfa. Have you been there yet? It is like a different world. It is different, literal different world. It’s magical, I don’t know what’s in the air out there, but it is.”  Lambert shared that some of her favorite recent songwriting memories have come from The Marfa Tapes, when Jon Randall would strum a lick and they would all chime in. Lambert and Rogan pause for a coffee break before getting back to the topic at hand: “That’s why I like co-writing. It’s more fun to celebrate it with your friends. You know what I mean?” Joe Rogan then notes that as a comedian, he feels some of the best ideas occur in the green room when everyone is riffing ideas off of each other, and they can collaborate on jokes and other material. Lambert wholeheartedly agreed, and she felt it was also amazing to co-write and collaborate because she’s most inspired by people whose skill set is better than hers. “Especially when people are better than you. I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a really great writer and great musician, we should be friends!’ I need to learn from you, and you make me look cool… Especially too, I’ve been working with younger artists, and I love seeing their fire. Like they’re race horses at the gate and it reminds me of how that felt, and reminds me to find my moments where I feel that way too.” While Lambert is okay with admitting she does not love the material she comes up with wholly on her own, there is a method to her madness, and she’s improving her skill set by learning from other talented songwriters and getting inspired by the younger artists she is working with. Miranda Lambert is far enough in her career that she might not need to perfect a solo write, but it is excellent advice for all the young bucks coming up. If you are confident enough for a solo write, then you will shine during a co-write. If you want to check out the entire interview, you can fire that up while you’re here: The post Miranda Lambert Says That She Always Encourages Artists To Solo-Write But Admits She’s Not The Best At It: “Co-Writing Is Fun” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.