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Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:51 pm

t-willy wrote:i say just take a break then. no need to force something if it isn't happening. it'll pass though............always does

Right on!
If you don't NEED to make music for a living, who cares?
Just wait until inspiration comes up again! It will, if it's really "inside you", as vurt said.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:48 pm

'Lost your love of life, too much apple pie', as wee Davie Gedge once sang. Err.

Aye, best just giving it a rest for a bit, like the kids say. I gave up for 2 years, sold all me guitar stuff etc, but the music f**ker always gets you back

. Actually I was thinking of taking up golf, but the clubs cost too much...

crazed one · Post by **crazed one** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:54 pm

Do you have a lot going on in life right now Dan?

Whenever I have a lot going on in life I am unable to make any music it seems. Making music helps me to de-stress but stress makes me unable to make music at times. Sort of a catch 22 if you will.

t-willy wrote:i say just take a break then. no need to force something if it isn't happening. it'll pass though............always does

lates

t-willy

I like this statement. Music will happen if it's in you, ya can't stop it.

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:06 pm

donkey tugger wrote:'Lost your love of life, too much apple pie', as wee Davie Gedge once sang. Err.

Kennedy, I believe

I always liked the simplicity of "don't give me that" in Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft.

Anyways @Dan :
I get this from time to time. Probably not as bad as you are, less intense and more frequent, probably. I have philosophical conversations with myself in the car about why people do music , why write songs, why have lyrics that mean anyhting, why use music/song/pop as your medium etc. etc. etc. I become very cynical and disappointed by the whole damn lot.

It passes.

Don't force it - just wait.

Alternatively - go see some gigs. I always find seeing a good live band helps rekindle the interest

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:40 pm

well dan,
you created one of my favorite tunes by kvrians, so whatever you're going through, I hope it will pass.
It's in you.

Dan Island · Post by **Dan Island** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:55 pm

BD...I wish there was a million of you out there...you have given me the biggest push yet in this thread maybe not just in this thread actually as it's always great to hear someone likes your stuff....i might get it out tomorrow...might even switch cubase on too

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:52 pm

vurt wrote:
ive heard a few of your tracks,enough to know that its in you

what did you think i meant by this

no mate im glad bluedad has helped its not good to see a "friend" lose something like this,i do hope it passes quickly

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:00 am

I wouldn't examine music or a lack of intrest in such as the culprit here. What you are experienceing is just a symptom among others that is manifesting itself with a creative block.

Ask yourself these questions?

Have your eating habits changed? Sleep more or less? Sex > or < than usual? Anything happen in your life recently that was really out of the ordinary?

If you've been a musician for a number of years, you'll see the pattern, however long it takes. You can call it Apathy, or depression, but the result is the same; you need a jolt to the system.

I've experienced it many times, not only as a songwriter, but as an artist as well through a 14 year carreer in tattoing; sometimes I'm just not motivated to illustrate or go that extra step to make something special.

You can't be on 100% of the time, this may feel like a little death, but it's quite possibly the chrysalys period just before you emerge & find youself doing things you never thought you were capable of. Shit, I went without drawing on my own for almost 2 years, & when I came out of it, I amazed myself.

What you need to do is not take it personal, although it might feel like you are betraying yourself. And most importantly, don't do anything serious like sell off your gear. I've done that on a major level about 4x in my life, & when I re-emerged, I was kicking myself HARD for turning my back on the tools that allowed me expression. Then I had to deal with an insatiable hunger to express myself with no valid means when I could not afford to replenish my gear.

So, let your DAW sit on the drive for a bit. Don't force anything, take on an activity that counters what you are used to doing. Try & do rediculous things like screwing the bosses wife or run naked & screaming through the street after dark smeared in peanut butter.

I always feel better after a good peanut butter run.

Just make sure you don't use the chunky, as it'll chafe your arse a bit

OzoneJunkie · Post by **OzoneJunkie** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:42 am

Writing music makes me feel bi-polar. The highs are huge, as are the lows. But, imagine your life without music... I'll take the ride, thank you...

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:32 am

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vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:40 am

corner?

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:45 am

break?

bugs · Post by **bugs** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:48 am

Try working without being in love with it. Callous as it may sound, its not about being in love, its about making music.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:52 am

suppose that depends on why you do it?

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:12 am

I have a love/not love relationship with music and the music-making.

And right now other things in life are holding me from picking up on a new song. Like said before what's there won't leave you, but we all need a little nudge sometimes.

Lost my love of music