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Hard time writing new stuff? Just found this in a 1983 interview with Kieth Richards:
The way I write songs is to sit down and play 25 great songs by other people and hope that one of mine drips off the end. Great advice. I'm going home and playing other people's shit tonight. The Last Otan Track: www.funkmusician.com/what.mp3 | |
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This is a great quote.
I read an interview with some hair metal band from the 80's (I think it was the guy from Skid Row) that said when he practices, he puts on AC-DC's Back in Black album and plays along. That's his practice session. No warm-ups, no finger exercises, no scales. Whatever works for the individual. | |
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this is what I do
I play along to other stuff for a few hours and see what happens when it's over... Hard to believe I've been on the org for over 25 years now! | |
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Funny thing for me is that jamming to songs, and struggling to come up with my own thing always occurs on different days...this is probably bad, and I reckon Keith's onto a winner there because all my 'fantastic' ideas come to me when I'm actually subjected to lots of other peeps music..i.e in clubs or at work while listening through earphones...annoyingly I forget them all by the time I get to a guitar. I've never really thought about it but maybe those creative noodling tend to occur after bouts inspirational music.
The REALLY funny thing is that now I'm trying to create something worthwhile, I'm actually playing guitar less, and whenever I do, I just dive straight into noodling around, which more often than not becomes frustrating (like it's not good enough or doesn't sound original or just doesn't work)...but now and again, I'll stick on my wmp 'jamming playlist' and actually have some good clean fun with the instrument (geetar you sickos) just to remind myself that I can actually play at least something! [so bored spelling edits] [This message was edited Tue Nov 4 14:56:28 PST 2003 by MaggotBrain] He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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the art of being original is to conceal your influences | |
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Kief...my boy. Peeps can joke all they want about his lifestyle...but he's always made more sense to me than most. | |
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cloud9mission said: the art of being original is to conceal your influences
Probably the greatest quote I have ever heard in this forum. 'dre Tried many flavours - but sooner or later, always go back to the Purple Kool-aid!
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I think that's definitely a valid point (the Keith quote). Listening to good music is a good way to warm up your mind and your mind needs to be warmed up as much if not more than your fingers. | |
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DreZone said: cloud9mission said: the art of being original is to conceal your influences
Probably the greatest quote I have ever heard in this forum. 'dre Thanx dre!! | |
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Slave2daGroove said: This is a great quote.
I read an interview with some hair metal band from the 80's (I think it was the guy from Skid Row) that said when he practices, he puts on AC-DC's Back in Black album and plays along. That's his practice session. No warm-ups, no finger exercises, no scales. Whatever works for the individual. Fuck! That's MY practice session. I've put on AC/DC's Back in Black so many times and just played along, that's funny. P.S. you can do nothing but love Keith, man. | |
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