I’ve been deep in the writing process for the last month with Kill Ritual and I have to say that this time around it hasn’t been easy. I’m not like other people… I need to hide away for weeks at a time to let the creative juices flow. Sometimes they come out like a flood and others like a slow drip of a faucet. Fortunately, the sink has unclogged because I started writing again. Once I have a theme, then the chorus pours out and then the rest is easy. I like to think that I’m tapping into some cosmic song bank up there somewhere and that if I don’t get it somebody else will. Seems funny, but I’ve always thought that. And the best way for me to tap into that source is to meditate. Keep still and quit ‘trying’. I was told years ago that ‘trying’ is just that. When we say we are ‘trying’ we are stuck in the endless loop of ‘trying’ instead of ‘do’ing.
So I followed my own advice and just started free-form writing. Just jiberish at first until the words started to form into sentences and then the sentences started to make sense. Another thing that I do is sing… I’ll find some songs that I’d like to cover and just do them. Not only does it keep me singing but I learn more and more about Pro Tools. By no means am I anywhere close to being an expert, but it’s fun none-the-less. Here are a few songs I’ve covered during the past few weeks.
Peace,
David
P.S.
The writing process is in full force for the new Kill Ritual album. I’ll keep you up to date.
A Perfect Circle – Judith
The Smashing Pumpkins – DisArm
