"There's no logic to what I do. I'm not technical. I'm a feel-writer. When I feel like it's going to happen, it happens. But it's a part of the extension of me." In this episode of String Theory, we talk with Ed Roland and Will Turpin of Collective Soul about their songwriting process and early musical inspirations.

Collective Soul relies on Ernie Ball Earthwood 80/20 acoustic strings to get their signature sound: https://ernieb.al/earthwood8020

String Theory is a web series from Ernie Ball that explores the sonic origins of some of music's most innovative players. Watch additional episodes of Ernie Ball: String Theory here: http://ernieb.al/1QtdTx9

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00:00 intro
00:27 introduction to music
01:02 relationship to the guitar
01:52 musical inspirations
03:15 beginnings as a songwriter
04:38 relationship to Ernie Ball
06:06 starting Collective Soul
08:05 the songwriting process
09:30 the future of Collective Soul