Q: bill, im stuck in the same rut that you were once stuck in. I feel like I can't write songs. part of it comes from this feeling inside when I try to write that is something along the lines of "who do you think you are to be trying to write songs". I don't even know what to write about but I love music so much that I just have to make songs. what should I do?
A: a good method people sometimes use for tuning a guitar string, is to bend it far out of tune, and then bend it gradually back up into tune. well, i think this might be a good strategy for songwriting, if you are feeling lost. Shoot way outside the boundaries of what anyone may think a 'song' is supposed to be..... and then gradually dial it back into more reasonable territory. i guarantee there will be some wild discoveries along the way