Things are strange for me right now, music-wise.
In the past, I've always been able to sense a writing jag coming up when whatever it is I'm listening to stops sounding good. It's at that point that I think to myself, "I can do better than this," and then set out to prove it to myself.
Lately, however, it's been exactly the opposite. Everything I listen to sounds great, and when I sit down to try and write (like I did tonight), I can't string together anything that sounds worthwhile. I even tried changing keys on a favorite song, to see if that would inspire anything, and it came out flat.
I don't know if I'm just not spending enough time with things, or if I'm so out of practice that I'm feeling like I just don't have it anymore or what... nevertheless, I also know that things will turn around. They always do. I was just so excited to sit down and play tonight, and to get nothing felt rotten, that's all.
Knowing me, I'll be back at it tomorrow afternoon, and something will click and all will be well.
In the past, I've always been able to sense a writing jag coming up when whatever it is I'm listening to stops sounding good. It's at that point that I think to myself, "I can do better than this," and then set out to prove it to myself.
Lately, however, it's been exactly the opposite. Everything I listen to sounds great, and when I sit down to try and write (like I did tonight), I can't string together anything that sounds worthwhile. I even tried changing keys on a favorite song, to see if that would inspire anything, and it came out flat.
I don't know if I'm just not spending enough time with things, or if I'm so out of practice that I'm feeling like I just don't have it anymore or what... nevertheless, I also know that things will turn around. They always do. I was just so excited to sit down and play tonight, and to get nothing felt rotten, that's all.
Knowing me, I'll be back at it tomorrow afternoon, and something will click and all will be well.
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