“The strongest opinion in the room is often the right opinion”: How Mark Morton handles writing disagreements with his Lamb of God co-guitarist Willie Adler
Disagreeing with bandmates when working on new material can be uncomfortable to say the least, but Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton has shared how he handles creative friction with those around him.
The band released their 10th album Into Oblivion on 13 March, which follows on from their 2022 release, Omens. Reflecting on their writing process in a new interview, Morton shares how he works with fellow guitarist Willie Adler, and how he knows when to step back and let others take the reins on a track.
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“We sometimes disagree. But I’ve learned over the years that if you’ve got five guys and a producer in the room, and you’re trying to make everybody happy, you’re going to wind up diluting a piece of music to the point where it’s not going to have an identity. Somebody’s got to be willing to say, ‘I’m not directing this one,’” Morton tells Guitar World in its new print magazine.
“When that’s me, I fall back and let the people who are the most motivated and the most excited about that particular song steer it. When I stopped trying to be in control of everything, I realised the strongest opinion in the room is often the right opinion. If I disagree with Willie about something, but he’s so dead set on doing it his way because he thinks it’s way better, then I will defer to him, and vice versa.
“Conversely, if somebody’s clinging to something but everyone else thinks it’s the wrong thing, sometimes you’ve got to have that conversation and go, ‘You know what, man? The whole rest of the room disagrees with you so maybe you should just step away.’”
Adler goes on to add, “Mark and I have such a long history together that we’ve learned how to read each other and work together. We feed off each other to such an extent that I’d feel very lost going into a writing session or writing songs without Mark… I can fuck up around Mark. I can woodshed something and sound terrible, but it’s alright because I know I’m going to get there. And Mark knows I’m going to get there.”
Lamb Of God’s new album Into Oblivion is out now. The band are currently on tour, and you can view the full list of scheduled shows via the official Lamb Of God website.
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