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1/26/2026, 8:58 AM
How often do you actually sit down and try to write a song?
Does it require a certain mood or medication? Do you mainly just not feel like it or is it always bubbling in you?
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1/29/2026, 6:21 AM
When it comes to songwriting, I try to concentrate on quality rather than quantity. The goal is not writing the most songs I can write but writing the best songs I can write. I mull over possible song titles while I’m trying to sleep. That’s the best time for me to access my subconscious without distractions. Once I find a title that really interests me, the rest of the song writes itself. A good title is the key that unlocks the door to a good song. The title gives birth to the rest of the lyrics and that usually inspires the music and the genre. I try work within the parameters of the particular genre so it all makes sense conceptually. I choose the instruments that work best in that genre. That’s when I jam quite a bit on either guitar or piano until I come up with a riff that supports the song title and that’s usually the chorus. Then I work on the verses and bridges. Most of the time I start the jamming with a drum track which is so essential. The beat is the canvass and the music is the paint that displays the mood and feel. The lyrics are the text that tell the story. I tweak the song for a short time each day and I try not to overwork it. I find that taking regular breaks from the work let’s the song breathe. Obsessing over it smothers it! A song is like a plant. It needs water to grow but too much water can kill it. And over work can kill the songwriter! Take the time to replenish your energy and creativity. Experience the time that inspires what you write about. Art is not a race to create the highest number of products It’s a meditation on the most meaningful creations that will resonate with others and with yourself.
1/29/2026, 1:52 AM
For me it starts with a Phrase or a hook line. then I sit down with my guitar and just stare at Denny until something happens. Not much writing going on now. Both my Parents are struggling and been Taking care of them. Lining up in home care and therapy. amongst numerous trips to the Doctors. I fear both are near their end of life. Brucer
1/28/2026, 9:10 PM
I have to finish the song on the spot or i lose track. I have never a starting instrument. Usually just me noodling until i find something i like could be anything though. That,s what i don,t miss about bands i can get everything done because there is no endless waiting. Try and keep a momentum and flow going until it,s done. It is impossible to get everything done in one session.
1/28/2026, 6:16 PM
I kind of write in my head all day long. Then, at home, I always try, when I pick up a guitar (which is what I usually write on) to put my fingers in places they've never been. I'm never intending to write a song, but just experimenting often leads to some interesting and non-cliché ideas that often turn into songs. But, writing is like a daily religious practice for me. Sometimes, I won't write more than a rhyming couplet or an interesting musical phrase, but other times a whole song will just explode out of me in one night. I've realized that I have no deadlines, so I can work on a song for weeks. I don't feel like I chose consciously to be a songwriter, but it certainly did, as you say, bubble up in me, and I feel like I'll always express myself this way. It's kind of like having a chronic condition. I just have to write.
1/26/2026, 11:50 AM
I write music all the time. Lyrics are another matter. I don't write lyrics unless there's some kind of idea/inspiration that I feel is good. Then I'll have a finshed song.
1/26/2026, 9:17 AM
I try to write one or two verses, a chorus, and perhaps a pre-chorus and/or a bridge every day. It doesn't have to be good. It just has to get done. Doing this builds the songwriting muscle and prepares me to be more productive in my collaboration sessions with Russ when we work on Contemplating Waves' music.