11-24-2021, 11:19 AM
I, too, am a creative person. I will try and dig in here, because there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
I'll start with something Neil Young said, because it sprung to mind while reading the OP. He said his best songs took him only 5 minutes to write. He didn't say those were the only songs he finished and published however.
I do agree with IndigoSalvia and Sacred Fool that exploration into why you have such extreme feelings rise up is worth looking into.
I get the idea that the things that flow easily have a sort of power and clarity. I think this manifests very clearly when a person is prompted to write a poem (or lyrics), and it "has to" come out—these writings seem to hit the mark in a way that goes straight to the underlying ineffable message. This doesn't necessarily make them better than the writings which challenge the writer to dig deeper, to reach in farther, to expose the aspects of self that aren't easy. Writing a novel comes to mind. There is no way that writing an entire novel will flow all the way through. There will be very difficult snags and bumps. For me that falls somewhere in the middle (the beginning is easy because I am inspired to write it; and the end is easy because it becomes like a train which has gained speed and a life of its own). But I have to work through the difficult parts to create the whole novel, which also includes a lot of left-brain editing to make the story the best it can be.
When I first started out as an illustrator, it was passion for creating super-realistic illustrations that catapulted me to success and joy in doing it. Love of it drove me and it didn't matter what challenges came up (there were many). Sometimes things flowed easily, and sometimes I had to work hard at something. One of the best projects I did was a menu, which was entirely illustrated (rather than photos). Although by that time I had become very accomplished at super-realism, that menu was a huge project—it pushed me to try harder and do better. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful things I did as an advertising illustrator and the hardest (food is not an easy thing to illustrate).
All of that said, I am not you. We all must follow our own paths and walk them the way we see fit. There is nothing wrong with an easy, flowing approach to songwriting and expressing your unique talent. I will only say that it is your unique talent and I think it is good to share it with the world while you are here. I will leave you with something Jim Morrison said:
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
I'll start with something Neil Young said, because it sprung to mind while reading the OP. He said his best songs took him only 5 minutes to write. He didn't say those were the only songs he finished and published however.
I do agree with IndigoSalvia and Sacred Fool that exploration into why you have such extreme feelings rise up is worth looking into.
I get the idea that the things that flow easily have a sort of power and clarity. I think this manifests very clearly when a person is prompted to write a poem (or lyrics), and it "has to" come out—these writings seem to hit the mark in a way that goes straight to the underlying ineffable message. This doesn't necessarily make them better than the writings which challenge the writer to dig deeper, to reach in farther, to expose the aspects of self that aren't easy. Writing a novel comes to mind. There is no way that writing an entire novel will flow all the way through. There will be very difficult snags and bumps. For me that falls somewhere in the middle (the beginning is easy because I am inspired to write it; and the end is easy because it becomes like a train which has gained speed and a life of its own). But I have to work through the difficult parts to create the whole novel, which also includes a lot of left-brain editing to make the story the best it can be.
When I first started out as an illustrator, it was passion for creating super-realistic illustrations that catapulted me to success and joy in doing it. Love of it drove me and it didn't matter what challenges came up (there were many). Sometimes things flowed easily, and sometimes I had to work hard at something. One of the best projects I did was a menu, which was entirely illustrated (rather than photos). Although by that time I had become very accomplished at super-realism, that menu was a huge project—it pushed me to try harder and do better. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful things I did as an advertising illustrator and the hardest (food is not an easy thing to illustrate).
All of that said, I am not you. We all must follow our own paths and walk them the way we see fit. There is nothing wrong with an easy, flowing approach to songwriting and expressing your unique talent. I will only say that it is your unique talent and I think it is good to share it with the world while you are here. I will leave you with something Jim Morrison said:
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.