Detroit Songwriter Dispatch
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Natan Abellan Belongs In Song

2026-11-09

Natan Abellan has spent much of his life trying to quit songwriting and discovering that he can't. The Spanish-born pianist joins us at Ghost Light to talk teenage songwriting competitions, theology, moving between countries, playing keyboards in a Foreigner tribute band, and why every good song stands on a pile of dead ones. He shares the stories behind three live performances, the people who helped him through his darkest moments, and why a song doesn't have to earn a dollar to be worth something.

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