alwaystheself

Thanks Tom! Hey, look forward to getting to knew you here Thank you Carrie! Love your font, by the way

Whatever is happening in my life, good bad or otherwise inspires me.

I understand. I experienced writer's block for many years.. Almost a decade. Every time I would try to write, I would just feel frustrated. Then something happened this year.. Totally unexpected. Lyrics and poems started coming to me. The best advice I could give would be the following: - don't try to write. Just stop trying. - accept that you feel frustrated. Embrace it, as weird as that sounds. - instead of trying to write lyrics, try to practice being in touch with your feelings. For me, lyrics come from tapping into how i feel. I can't be inspired if I don't pay attention to what's going on inside me. So pay attention to yourself. Become mindful of your thoughts and emotions. - consider starting a journal. Jot down a few notes about what's on your mind. Get into the habit of expressing your thoughts and feelings in words. At some point, you will become more comfortable putting words to your thoughts and feelings. Then you open yourself up to inspiration and the songs will write themselves. But first, you need to be receptive. Hope this helps, C

Hi everyone! I'm so thrilled to find this forum. I'm new to songwriting and singing. I started a few months ago after getting an iPad and discovering the amazing app "GarageBand". I don't have any formal music training, though I did play an instrument (the flute) in middle school and high school. I also sang in the choir as a young(er) person, but sadly I've forgotten everything and can no longer read music...which of course makes songwriting a bit challenging Everything I produce and record is just the result of my sounding out the notes until it approximates what I have in mind. I've always had little songs that would pop into my head and I've written poetry since childhood, but I never had an opportunity to turn anything into an actual song until I got my iPad (eternal gratitude to Steve Jobs!!) So far I've recorded about 6 songs that are more or less completed products. Making music is the most enjoyable creative endeavor I've ever experienced. It is all consuming: the feeling of channeling emotions into an external form.. bringing something that's in my head out into the world.. conveying the energy and spirit that inspired the lyrics.. the excitement of giving birth to this new thing.. all of it is so incredibly rewarding. Quite a high - right up there with the transcendent experience of feeling my connection to God.. or making love. For me, it's all the same anyway: being one with creating, creation and the Creator. This artistic outlet is a fun hobby for me and a nice complement to my busy and largely analytical life as a college professor, researcher and writer. Several of my friends and family members encouraged me to develop my skills and consider taking it more seriously. I'm not sure if I want to take this "seriously" - it's fun for me - but I do want to get better at it. So that's why I'm here. Songs available here : Love to all the artists out there, Crystal