The Musical Mind

I can go through dry spells in my music where I pick up the guitar and the same songs keep coming out. These dry spells can be quite lengthy and even when you sit down to strum with the intention of doing something new, nothing comes out and you find yourself returning to the songs of your past. But, there are those moments when I sit down to play when my mind lets my fingers roam to new places and out comes a melody entirely new. Part of my love for movies comes from their ability to trigger in me the creative spark. A while back I watched the movie "Code 46" with Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton and the music near the end of the film really got me in a tizzy. I sat down and wrote some of my best lyrics ever and was on a roll over the next few days where I wrote a number of songs. Most of the songs I write I will forget over a period of time, but some have staying power. This new batch will have to stand the test of time.