How to Write a Song

There are times in songwriting when inspiration is dry and no thoughts of creativity are flowing.  Could it be that you don’t have anything interesting to talk about.  Maybe you need to get out of the house, and do nothing.

What I mean is don’t stress about it.  Go take a walk, do something else.  This post at songwriting zen talks more about it.
 

When Doing Nothing Is Doing Something « Songwriting Zen

I wrote an article for squidoo.com about How to write a song, the importance of keeping a notebook and taking notes in the songwriting process.  Check out the link below

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Ray Davies from that old classic rock band The Kinks, has found new inspiration for songwriting…..get yourself shot!!

Ok I am going to keep trying to get inspired, by more "traditional methods". Mkay?

"Davies dove for cover, but took a bullet in the leg, breaking it. Davies says he eventually came to look on the incident as another incentive to continue recording — though he doesn’t recommend getting shot to songwriters looking for source material."

P.S. The how to Write a song blog does not recommend nor condone the get yourself shot writing method nor any other form of personal abuse songwriting methods…that should appease the lawyers.

NPR Music: Ray Davies: Rock Legend Rocks On

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