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Question for songwriters/lyricists
KvP:
--- Quote from: boneykingofnowhere on 07 Feb 2010, 12:03 ---I can sit down and come up with something, but when I read it the next day I usually decide that they're god-awful and scrap them.
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I'm not a lyricist but when I make a song this is usually the pattern. The thing to do is just to keep at it - every once in awhile, you'll make something you actually like, and eventually those will pile up and all of a sudden you're someone who does what he set out to do initially.
The Duke:
--- Quote from: michaelicious on 07 Feb 2010, 17:39 ---Keep a small notebook with you and when you hear a combination of words that you like, write it down!
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^Yes.
Absolutely this.
Lou Reed once said something to the effect of "I can't just sit down and write. Unless inspiration strikes, it's no good." I am the same; if I say "okay, I'm going to write a song!" and then just do it, with no inspiration, I will invariably be dissatisfied with the result. The trick here is to take every inspiration you can find - every phrase, image, or little scrap of melody - and write it the fuck down. If I don't write something down the second I think of it, it may be gone forever.
Thrillho:
I have one major tip for budding songwriters which has always worked for me - once you start writing, finish the song, no matter how bad it gets. Then edit it later.
Having a completed piece of work to adjust and work on puts you in a far better starting place immediately than just writing a new song from scratch.
squawk:
Things I Do As A Generally Struggling Songwriter:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 07 Feb 2010, 14:35 ---Rip off Will Sheff
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--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 07 Feb 2010, 15:11 ---Make sounds first and then make intelligible sounds
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Okay actually I make a lot of songs where I just mumble but I never seem to finish them :[
--- Quote from: Scarychips on 07 Feb 2010, 16:53 ---Try to avoid self-doubting too. Keep everything you write and then, filter down. It's not because one line bothers you in a song you wrote that you should scrap it all.
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Oftentimes I'll write shit and immediately hate it and look at it a week later and go "wait these are actually good to work with"
--- Quote from: michaelicious on 07 Feb 2010, 17:39 ---Keep a small notebook with you and when you hear a combination of words that you like, write it down!
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I HAVEN'T FINISHED A NEW SONG IN LIKE SIX MONTHS >:[
I'm not even happy anymore so I can't even blame it on that.
boneykingofnowhere:
Thanks for the input, guys.
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