#517735 - 06/09/05 11:44 AM
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RicBassGuy
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Originally posted by LOWBOY:
maybe ive just gotta get out and do something new
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#517736 - 07/28/05 05:36 PM
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shani haider
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be a musicless man for few days and chill like you spending your vacations, one day u will get bored of vacations, then try writing something, because then song writing will be a new and intresting thing for you
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#517737 - 07/28/05 06:01 PM
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MusicYouCantGiveAway
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When I need to feed my mind, I like to import alot of natural dialog. So I go read non-music related forums, like motorcycles or computers or cooking and recipes, not music theory or the bands I like. It's gotta be totally away from music-centered discussion. Then I read the natural dialog and take notes on some of the more interesting phrases and ways of looking at things, especially when trying to develop an angle. Opens my mind up real quick.
~Bob
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#517738 - 07/29/05 11:49 PM
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Red Winger
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Songs come from life, so go live a bit. When you catch yourself at that "Wow" moment, try to remember the feeling and put it into verse. When someone says something that sticks with you, put it into verse. When you see something that strikes you as truly good or truly bad, put your feelings into verse.
But most of all...don't try to write. Just try to remember what you feel.
--Mark
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-Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
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#517739 - 08/01/05 05:41 AM
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sudeep
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im not much of a lyricist, but the lyricist i write told me if he is ever short of ideas he just walks into a book shop. there are 1000s of titles there all waiting for a song to be written about it.
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#517740 - 08/29/05 12:55 PM
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Ernest Buckley
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I get a lot of ideas from conversations and overhearing someone.
I also like to take ideas from books and movies.
I also set a deadline for myself. I`ll announce that I`m performing new songs for a gig. That`ll get my brain going.
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#517741 - 09/13/05 02:49 PM
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Jessica T
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I wrote my first really complete composition after seeing a really scary movie. I also like to go into a busy hallway or something and tune in on multiple conversations going on at once. Deadlines don't work for me though.
Another question for all of you: What do you do if you've got little scraps of nothing laying around, like a few lines here, a few lines there but you just can't seem to do anything really purposeful with them? That's my big problem right now.
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#517742 - 09/13/05 03:55 PM
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RicBassGuy
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Hi Jessica,
Uh, I haven't tried this yet myself, but I've heard you should keep all those little gems in a notebook. Don't throw anything away! Maybe you can use them some day.
Does the art gallery in Winter Park still have Dali, or am I thinking of the wrong place? My parents used to live nearby in Winter Springs.
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#517743 - 09/14/05 12:38 PM
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Jessica T
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I'm not really sure about much in this area since I'm just attending Full Sail here. I'm actually a few weeks from graduating. I am originally from St. Petersburg, FL and there is a Dali museum just a few minutes from our house. I don't think I've ever been there though.
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