Why create original music, or anything else if you really don't need to do it? I've been thinking about this, and recently received this answer: If you don’t share the songs you create, then why did you create them in the first place? Don’t tell me. It’s none of my business. Your process of creating is uniquely yours.
Your drive to express something original doesn’t need an explanation. It’s all about your inner self wanting out. Many say that we should let it out to touch others, or to be seen by the world. Or perhaps it is a desire from some place deep inside us. The people you know deserve to hear your unique perpective. And so do you.
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After years of allowing songs to take place (within and without), I realize it takes effort to discover something original in my music. A far easier task is to copy an idea from another song, and while this is a good technique to learn new ideas, it is still an elusive energy that allows an original idea to manifest.
So, what does it take to harness the power of originality? The answer lies in each person's ability to a.) know themselves, b.) know how to stay in the present moment, and c.) know how to ask for the power of creativity to enter (aka. The Muse). After all, creativity is a gift, is it not?
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Waiting... Hearing... Listening. A magnificent, better world is trying to show itself to you, and your reasons why it cannot be, stops it from becoming a better world.
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The discovery of something truly original requires letting go of the need for discovery. For in the silence, I hear the greatest song.
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Songs Inspire!! These days, with a constant barrage of information heading to us, and through us, it is a rare person who takes a pause and really listens to a song. Human emotions are complex. They don’t always fit like pegs into the slots of expectations.
Music is powerful stuff. Taking time to listen is not easy, and with current events — such as stupidity of war, designed to obliterate thousands of people, perhaps what the world needs now is a few less bombs and a few more songwriters.
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The first time I wrote a song was in 1967, about 2 years into my guitar lessons. The frequency of Beatles songs had not stopped, and I was the proud owner of many colorful LPs and books of sheet music with slick, glossy covers. The perception of something new and exciting brought about by the change in popular culture and the “Lads from Liverpool” was in full swing. Something musical had captured many of my waking and dreaming moments, starting with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, and “She Loves You”, followed by many more Beatles songs. I was 14 years old, but felt older because of those songs.
I loved my guitar lessons, and also loved the feeling of the frets and the steel strings. I loved the sound of the guitar when I accidentally knocked it against the bed frame, and I even loved the calluses on my left-hand fingertips. I remain grateful to my parents (to this day) for paying for the lessons even though I know it was challenging for them to “make ends meet” in the family. Such are the acts of love.
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Dear Friends, We can write songs first, and then pitch /promote a specific song /album, and put it up on Spotify or iTunes, right? OR, is it not better to do the research, and then figure out a way to give the music supervisors, music libraries and producers what they are looking for? There is a very big difference. #musiclibraries #musicbusiness
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Music touches the Heart when you do. It's no coincidence that you and I can meet in the Land of Real Feelings.
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Too many times, we believe we need to achieve a standard set or communicated by others. The beauty of an original creation is that it does not need to be compared or measured.
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I paused long enough to read myself, and found a wonderful story, filled with metaphor, excitement, song and gratitude. I listened carefully. A gift unopened is still a gift. And what is a word if it's not spoken? We learn in small doses, and we observe the contrast to know what we need.
In the dark.
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Why Create?
Why create original music, or anything else if you really don't need to do it? I've been thinking about this, and recently received this answer: If you don’t share the songs you create, then why did you create them in the first place? Don’t tell me. It’s none of my business. Your process of creating is uniquely yours.
Your drive to express something original doesn’t need an explanation. It’s all about your inner self wanting out. Many say that we should let it out to touch others, or to be seen by the world. Or perhaps it is a desire from some place deep inside us. The people you know deserve to hear your unique perpective. And so do you.
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Discovery of the Original
After years of allowing songs to take place (within and without), I realize it takes effort to discover something original in my music. A far easier task is to copy an idea from another song, and while this is a good technique to learn new ideas, it is still an elusive energy that allows an original idea to manifest.
So, what does it take to harness the power of originality? The answer lies in each person's ability to a.) know themselves, b.) know how to stay in the present moment, and c.) know how to ask for the power of creativity to enter (aka. The Muse). After all, creativity is a gift, is it not?
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Heart Song
Waiting... Hearing... Listening. A magnificent, better world is trying to show itself to you, and your reasons why it cannot be, stops it from becoming a better world.
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Find and not find
The discovery of something truly original requires letting go of the need for discovery. For in the silence, I hear the greatest song.
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The Song Moves You
Songs Inspire!! These days, with a constant barrage of information heading to us, and through us, it is a rare person who takes a pause and really listens to a song. Human emotions are complex. They don’t always fit like pegs into the slots of expectations.
Music is powerful stuff. Taking time to listen is not easy, and with current events — such as stupidity of war, designed to obliterate thousands of people, perhaps what the world needs now is a few less bombs and a few more songwriters.
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How it Started
The first time I wrote a song was in 1967, about 2 years into my guitar lessons. The frequency of Beatles songs had not stopped, and I was the proud owner of many colorful LPs and books of sheet music with slick, glossy covers. The perception of something new and exciting brought about by the change in popular culture and the “Lads from Liverpool” was in full swing. Something musical had captured many of my waking and dreaming moments, starting with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, and “She Loves You”, followed by many more Beatles songs. I was 14 years old, but felt older because of those songs.
I loved my guitar lessons, and also loved the feeling of the frets and the steel strings. I loved the sound of the guitar when I accidentally knocked it against the bed frame, and I even loved the calluses on my left-hand fingertips. I remain grateful to my parents (to this day) for paying for the lessons even though I know it was challenging for them to “make ends meet” in the family. Such are the acts of love.
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Time To Focus
Dear Friends, We can write songs first, and then pitch /promote a specific song /album, and put it up on Spotify or iTunes, right? OR, is it not better to do the research, and then figure out a way to give the music supervisors, music libraries and producers what they are looking for? There is a very big difference. #musiclibraries #musicbusiness
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It Is No Coincidence
Music touches the Heart when you do. It's no coincidence that you and I can meet in the Land of Real Feelings.
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Songs for the Beauty of Songs
Too many times, we believe we need to achieve a standard set or communicated by others. The beauty of an original creation is that it does not need to be compared or measured.
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Myself
I paused long enough to read myself, and found a wonderful story, filled with metaphor, excitement, song and gratitude. I listened carefully. A gift unopened is still a gift. And what is a word if it's not spoken? We learn in small doses, and we observe the contrast to know what we need. In the dark.
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