Q: Hey bill, i really struggle writing bridges to my songs. All the transitions I make seem either way too boring or too out of place, any advice?
A: go back to the last point where everything still works. that is called the 'split point.' keep considering every different kind of possibility for what happens after the split point. some ideas you may not have considered: ending the song. repeating something. doing something entirely new. one of these options, people often forget. another interesting trick after the 2nd chorus is launching into the next thing slightly earlier than the end of the 2nd chorus. keep returning to the absolute split point (that's the point before which you are sure everything is totally good) and just keep trying things and be open to anything including ending it. and do timed run-throughs, and to clear your mind each time first, go touch the door handle while the metronome is running and return to the writing station and do the run-through