Q: i play guitar and it feels like it doesn't like me unless i play things that someone else made; i can never make a good chord progression, and when i do, i never have good words to pair with them. whenever i make lyrics, i find that they sound too much like other people's lyrics and i get mad at myself, crumple up the computer paper i was working with, and throw it away and go to bed. any tips?
A: you mentioned you were starting with chords then putting words to them. How about starting with words (AND a melody), then putting chords with that? But, you also mentioned that you don't feel too great with words yet. So for that, i would recommend opening up a text file and just start going bonkers day and night, not to write songs, but just do it as a way of life, until further notice. Really try to use the page to actually solve any problems in life you may have. after a couple years of doing that, i think you will find words to be quite a good playground to be on. Then if you decide to add music into that, then you'll be so powerful it's unfair