i've found that the majority of the music i write tends to originate in little riffs i hear when i'm walking. when a rhythm is forceful and persistent enough to feel hard-wired without my having to do anything to help it along, and when i'm lucky enough to have a relatively clear, unfocused mind, the beats just kind of send notes pinballing around in my head. this tells me i need to get a little tape recorder to preserve such spontaneous ideas (it also proves to me, if nothing else, that i'm a pretty steady walker).
somewhat jealously, i wonder whether melodies and harmonies come from a place that's somehow more ethereal.
under what kinds of circumstances do you hear those special musical nuggets that are distinctly yours?
3 comments:
definitely get a little tape player. it can come in very very handy.
or just make use of your cell phone's taped messages function.
pre cell phone, i would occasionally use pay phones to call my office voice mail and sing to it.
You could also use the voicemail of Forbes, as he uses yours for that...
I never get my own nuggets, I'm forced to cobble together my life's soundtrack with pre-existing tunes.
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