Members Boydog Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 It seems to me we all go thru this at some time or another. Not trying to come off here as someone cast out and down but simply trying to get a handle on getting back in the groove. Maybe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 After forcing myself to write a song a day this month, in the middle of a not-particularly creative period, I've got at least a half-dozen good songs, or at least songs worth editing and polishing. Discipline is 100 times more important than inspiration. Even in a drought, just doing the work will yield results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuclear arsenal Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 most of my songs come from my life. i'd have rather lived a good life that didn't inspire some of my songs, but there you go.sell your stuff and hitchhike to new york. you'll probably get something interesting out of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Boydog Posted July 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 most of my songs come from my life. i'd have rather lived a good life that didn't inspire some of my songs, but there you go.sell your stuff and hitchhike to new york. you'll probably get something interesting out of that. appreciate the input there bro but my hitching days are far behind me, don't even wanna do there again. However, it is a thought for a song The point I'm trying to make here is how dramatically a sudden change in lifestyle or surroundings can effect your songwriting. It can be a great thing or cause utter chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maddrummerdude Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 When I have writers block, I think of the sadness that permeates the lives of others. Most of my song ideas come from the tragedies that befall my friends and family, because luckily enough, I have had a relatively sheltered life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sam McDonald Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 "Even the blues have turned grey" Sounds like a song to me (if it isn't one already). Don't think there's any magic answers to this, we've all been there, or will be at sometime. All I can suggest is use your current situation, write about how your feeling at the minute, who knows, you might get something good out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeonardScaper Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 If you absolutely need to be writing than I guess CM has the right idea. But......I tend to wait these periods out. I prefer not to push the river. Dig out some old stuff and simply play. Relearn your tunes. I will sometimes just sit in the studio surrounded by guits in stands and do nothing. It always comes back.....usually with a rush of inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 If you absolutely need to be writing than I guess CM has the right idea. I had to take about 6 months off from writing--a bunch of real life came up--and it was a great way to prime the pump. So not exactly a cure for writer's block, more of a mental laxative. But I've got enough material for the album now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeonardScaper Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 more of a mental laxative. Don't know if I could do six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matximus Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 I don't know. Sounds like you're depressed. Get other stuff in order and the music stuff will fall into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bodyguard2112 Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 Lots of ways to get something going when it runs dry... I agree with going through your old stuff. Sometimes you hit a variation that takes a life of its own. Something somebody said. There's your chorus. Depressed? Write depressing music! If you really want to create a song, you'll find a way. It may start silly and contrived, and then later you develop it better and it comes alive. Just toy on the guitar. You'll hit a progression or riff and say, hey, I can build a song around that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Viperbc1 Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 I'm not much of a writer but judging from the looks of your post you need some kind of inspriration. Look around at what you have and go from there or look at what you don't have and go from there, either way you're sure to come up with something that'll work. Just don't give up. Things like this have a way of working themselves out.good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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