For what it's worth I thought I might weigh in on this topic. For myself songs begin in one of several ways. The most enjoyable method I call the "bolt of lightning" . They are songs that just appear out of nowhere while driving or in the shower, usually places not conducive to getting the ideas down. I will pull the car over or run soaking wet to find paper and scribble what comes to me. Most of the time I have no idea what it's about it just keeps coming. I will then go back the next day and record the song and see what it all means. This is my favorite way of creating. The second method I will call "cognitive construction" I have an idea, perhaps a few lyrics or some rough melody and I sit down and construct a song from the pieces. Unlike the previous method, I am aware of what I'm doing, I work out verses and choruses, try different keys etc. The third is what I call "jam until something forms or you get to tired to care" This usually involves a drum loop. I just find a pattern and play over it. Sometimes something comes out of it that can evolve into a song, at other times they remain fragments that litter my hard drives. It is the least rewarding way I write. I prefer the first method because in most cases it is something from deep in the recesses of my mind, perhaps working out a problem or emotion, so it is personal and rewarding. And it cost less than therapy!
Have fun and keep on writing YOUR songs however you do it.....
Have fun and keep on writing YOUR songs however you do it.....
