Trying to write
A couple days ago we tried to write a lyric to the as yet untitled song we’re working on now called at various times in the writing process ‘The Na Na Song’, ‘Evil Devil Thoughts’, ‘The Law Of Attraction’ and ‘Bottom Feeder’. It remains untitled and without a second verse, bridge or fade. Here’s what much of the day was like:
And then there were these moments:
So the trick of remaining sane when engaging in the profession of songwriting is to remain calm when the inevitable cocoon of nothingness chokes your brain to a halt. I love collaborating because at least I don’t have to endure the torture alone. Something always comes, even if it’s tossing the song out. It’s such a relief at that point that it feels like an acheivment of some sort. You have to know yourself in a Pavlovian way and recognize how to interpret things as little treats even on your worst day.
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November 8th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Of course, there’s that neato trick that happens when you finally toss out the baby with the bathwater and then, no sooner do you heave a sigh of relief….the thing comes screaming back, like some kinda boomerang on fire insisting that you do something *immediately* with it. Chances are you will have taken advantage of the downtime to install the newest upgrade to your operating system and just discovered it has rendered some of your applications completely useless….as said baby comes wailing back in the door…..ummmm…let’s just say at least I have the flash application working again…and, all of my music related software seems to be OK…