Ingredients to a good song, good life

In this undated photo, Kostas Lazarides, 70, plays guitar at his home in Belgrade, Mont. Lazarides, known professionally as Kostas, was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday.

BELGRADE, Mont. — Kostas Lazarides has at least 50 guitars scattered around the historic three-story building he owns in downtown Belgrade.

It’s not surprising the prolific songwriter has an abundance of instruments, but it’s a bit abnormal that he lives a quiet life in a sleepy town.