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Post by twistedbassist on Dec 5, 2008 0:15:30 GMT -6
Just wondered for those of you who write lyrics/music what inspires you? Does the lyrics/music just seem to pop up at any time, or does something else that you may be doing trigger your thoughts?
I just wondered, as I have written one song....and wasn't anywhere near music when the lyrics popped into my head, and actually they weren't all there at first.....I got so much down and then was dead. I had to wait for a little bit before more popped into my head. I don't guess nothing has inspired me since, as that is the only song that I have, but would love to write more if the opportunity would strike again.
When our band was still together, our rhythm player wrote some wonderful songs. I really enjoyed them, but we never sat down and talked about writing.
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Post by Rusty on Dec 5, 2008 0:25:32 GMT -6
For me it just happens,sometimes its a guitar riff,that I can hear the words to,I don't know how else to say it.You have to experiance it. Other times a feeling will kick out some words,or something I've seen on TV,o in life. Lots of things really. It's not uncommon to get a chorus,and then a verse a week later.It's just the progression of things.Sometimes it's a whole poem or lyrics in one sitting. Hows that for undecided? Usually I have a rythym to a song worked out and just start singing whatever comes to mind,and then work it out from there till it makes sense. Writing is a feeling really,and when you just let it happen is when the good stuff comes.
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Post by twistedbassist on Dec 5, 2008 13:41:13 GMT -6
With not playing the guitar, the part about playing a rhythm is hard for me. I wanted to learn the guitar, but I had a heck of a time with it so gave that up. Then 2 years later decided to pick up the bass. Now if I could learn some riffs or something maybe that would help.
I was actually starting to watch tv when the lyrics hit me. The lyrics didn't have anything to do with what was on tv, but was personal. Then after I had all the lyrics, Midnightwine and I sat down and worked out some music for it. I was quite excited at the time, but with practicing for gigs and all, that got pushed off to the side, and now we don't quite remember how the music went that we had worked on. We have some of it down, but in parts we're blank. I hate when that happens.
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Post by Rusty on Dec 5, 2008 13:45:23 GMT -6
Yeah that happen to me too,but I think mine is oldtimers setting in. I use the audio recorder on my cell sometimes to keep things from slipping away.I used to carry a memo pad and pen before technology caught up with me.
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Post by twistedbassist on Dec 5, 2008 13:50:24 GMT -6
LOL well yeah I have that problem too with the oldtimers, and dang I'm not THAT old yet....lol Yeah we should have recorded it to, but you don't think about those things except in hindsight. Guess when we get it figured out, I'll have Midnightwine plug the old RP150 into the puter and we can record it, or even slap a blank tape into the tape player and record it that way.
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Post by Rusty on Dec 5, 2008 23:57:08 GMT -6
yeah anything to save it. I have some stuff saved I can't even listen too without making face,but whatever works.
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Post by midnightwinestrat on Dec 8, 2008 20:13:25 GMT -6
Maybe someday I will be inspired to write a song.... ;D
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Post by sanchofirestorm on Dec 10, 2008 18:07:18 GMT -6
I actually wondered the same thing a while ago. it seemed that whenever I sat down to try to come up with something I couldn't, but when I was at work or doing something else riffs and songs would just run through my head.
I then read an interview with kirk hammett, and I was surprised that he actually had the same problem and noted that pretty much all music writers have a similar problem.
what he did, and what I do now, is I got a little tape recorder and I have it in my car. that way if a riff ever goes through my head I can just humb it into the recorder. it's very very silly, but very very effective.
some people will actually call their own voice mail and humb it into that.
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Post by AndrewMetal on Dec 10, 2008 18:56:33 GMT -6
I used to play guitar. When I realized I was absolutely horrible, I went to bass. I play piano, though, and it's kinda similar. I know at times I just sit down and play. Not really think of what to play, but just play. It's a little harder on guitar I'm sure. And I don't really write anything for bass, excluding bass lines.
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Post by Rusty on Dec 10, 2008 19:39:19 GMT -6
I bought a cell with an audio recorder on it and they all have notepads. I carry it all the time anyway so there is no extra baggage
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Post by sanchofirestorm on Dec 10, 2008 20:10:38 GMT -6
oh, in a couple of weeks the band is going to start working on originals...
so we are going to pop in the cassette tape and listen to myself act like an idiot
trying to humb metal, haha
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Post by Rusty on Dec 10, 2008 20:57:50 GMT -6
lol I bet that's no easy task. I have metallica's making of the black album recorded,and it shows hetfield playing the rythym to the new song,and then yelling a vocal pattern,then they all lay down the tracks so the musicial end is don before any actual words are written. Never seen it done like that before
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Post by teleback on Jan 4, 2009 11:36:22 GMT -6
A great performance by an artist who understands how to move people. This is usually a combination of a great song and a great singer. That makes me want to create a song that someone with the vocal talent (I don't have it) can take to the same place.
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Post by midnightwinestrat on Jan 4, 2009 11:57:18 GMT -6
teleback
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Post by Rusty on Jan 4, 2009 16:53:12 GMT -6
Welcome to the forums
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