"You need new people to say new things that will inspire new thoughts... Then you can start this process over for someone new" - Odelle "Capital Ode" George-Perreira
My 11th grade music teacher, and somebody I humbly respect, once told me that there is no such thing as "Writers' Block". He said that artists simple had two seperate settings of which they had no control over. Those settings being the "input" and "output" modes.
He believed that during an artists output mode they were functioning in a way that allowed them to create with ease. It's as if all the gears in the artists' immagination simultaneoulsy began to spin in perfect harmony. This is not to say that sed artist will create a Mona Lisa relevant to their own talents, but more so that this is the prime time for them to create their art.
On the other hand, my music teacher believed that "Input Mode" was the exact opposite. The point most artists experience and just chock up to "writers block". He believed when someone experienced this mode they were simply uninspired and their bodies were soaking up information instead of releasing it. During input mode the artist would soak up information until they came across something that would flip the switch, sending them into output mode once again.
I bring this up to say that I know I haven't been blogging lately and that the latest blogs before my absence have been nothing more than videos I find interesting. The reason for this is (1) I'm lazy and (2) I am currently in "Input Mode". It takes a lot to run a blog, especially when your blog partners don't pull their weight (yea, I said it).
This lack of inspiration has spilled into my music. I wouldn't be here typing this now if I wasn't inspired by a tweet I saw on twitter.. and I wouldn't have been timeline jocking on twitter if I wasn't laying across my bed unable to think of a way to start a song I have an idea for.
In a way this may be a good thing. A good thing for the people who actually read this blog (Who am I kidding?) because I may start taking this more seriously. I find it easier to write a blog post in the sense that I can write about any random crap that comes to mind. Whereas when I try to do the same with songs, sometimes I get bored with the idea before I finish the first verse (if I get that far). The only problem in my way is I'm way too lazy to write a blog post this long very often... especially when nobody's reading them -___-
