<description>&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the hardest part of songwriting is figuring out what you are actually feeling.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Madi Diaz to break down the making of her track &amp;ldquo;Heavy Metal&amp;rdquo; and the songwriting process behind it.&amp;nbsp;The song began as a feeling she could not fully access while finishing her record, something unresolved that she knew was there but could not yet put into words.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Madi reflects on the challenge of writing when you feel emotionally heavy, and the patience required to keep peeling back layers until the meaning reveals itself. The conversation explores how melody can arrive before clarity, how repetition can carry emotional weight, and how songwriting can become a way of understanding yourself in real time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest: Madi Diaz&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Song: Heavy Metal&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Kieron Banerji&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Produced and Distributed by Palm Tree Island&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Creative: Callum Baker and Dylan Roberts&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Engineers: Giovanni Alimonte and Max Walker&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Recorded at The Thin White Duke Studios, London&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Hardest Part

Palm Tree Island

HP #36: Madi Diaz on the songwriting process behind “Heavy Metal”

APR 1, 202622 MIN
The Hardest Part

HP #36: Madi Diaz on the songwriting process behind “Heavy Metal”

APR 1, 202622 MIN

Description

Sometimes the hardest part of songwriting is figuring out what you are actually feeling. In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Madi Diaz to break down the making of her track “Heavy Metal” and the songwriting process behind it. The song began as a feeling she could not fully access while finishing her record, something unresolved that she knew was there but could not yet put into words.  Madi reflects on the challenge of writing when you feel emotionally heavy, and the patience required to keep peeling back layers until the meaning reveals itself. The conversation explores how melody can arrive before clarity, how repetition can carry emotional weight, and how songwriting can become a way of understanding yourself in real time. Guest: Madi Diaz Song: Heavy Metal Host: Kieron Banerji Produced and Distributed by Palm Tree Island Creative: Callum Baker and Dylan Roberts Engineers: Giovanni Alimonte and Max Walker Recorded at The Thin White Duke Studios, LondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.