I’m Getting There
I know I know, It’s been a while, But here’s what I’ve had on my mind that past few weeks.
I’ve been think ALOT about my music the past few weeks. Music in general has been a pretty busy subject lately, what with playing at fuel and playing main service at Oak Leaf Church every week. But recently I’ve been wanting to do something new.
write……….
I’ve had these urges to want to write songs that can move people’s hearts and and completely change their lives. Whether it be songs of hope, faith, or love I know this is something I need to do. I feel as if God might be calling me to write or co-write songs for His glory.
Writing has never been easy for me. I still have trouble writing open topic essays for school, so this will definately be a challenge. I don’t even know where to start. Lyrics? Guitar parts? beats? I’m completely clueless. So if you have any comments or bits of advice I would gladly accept it! : )
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I had a Lit teacher in college who said that when we were writing poetry, it was perfectly fine to rip off someone else’s ideas sometimes…for instance, if you hear a quote you like somewhere, work it into your poem and just remember where you originally heard the quote. (It’s so hard to come up with anything original anymore, anyway, because it seems like everything has already been done…maybe more than once).
I’d imagine if you do that a bit in the beginning, it’ll help you structure your own ideas and soon you’ll be coming up with your own ideas without much trouble.
Since lyricists are modern day poets, maybe it’ll work for you!
Comment by Tiffany | February 4, 2009 |
The trick is to take an ordinary idea & give it your own unique flavor. You’re the secret ingredient in your own unique recipe, Marcus. Here’s a quote from Sting: “There aren’t any original ideas. The most successful song I ever wrote, ‘Every Breath You Take’ is an aggregate of every rock song ever written, there’s nothing original in it at all. It’s a million songs, but it’s archetypal; it doesn’t sound like anybody else, it sounds like The Police”
Comment by joelbridges | March 3, 2009 |