Q: what is your process for coming up with music? I often either mess around on an instrument until I come up with something cool, or write and record lyrics in a few different takes and then try playing music around that until I settle on something I like. Is there a specific way you do it?
A: yes. i've tried the first way you mentioned, which is the way i think a lot of people do it, but i ultimately realized that that does not play to my strengths as well as if i write the whole thing first. not all instrumental details, but the lyric/melody/chord/tempo/roadmap exactly