If you have been on this online ride with me (over the past one and two years that I’ve had a
Facebook page, Twitter, and this website), for starters: thank you. ♡
You’ve probably taken note of the fact that I love music and I love to write (rap, pop & RnB) songs.
Though I do not post frequently about it, believe it or not, I still lease and buy beats, and write music.
And since I am being honest and revealing in this blog-I am about to show you what the HAYELL my
problem is…with where I be at…with it!
I’m an emotional sponge of my surroundings that I like, love or feel connected to-regardless
how detached I may seem. (Trust me, I’m just-reserved most times)…
That being said, as a writer (novel writer),
I write from the heart. I put logic and rationale aside, unless I’m writing through a character (first person)
and they are explaining or reflecting. Other than that, in writing dialogue and narrating the story itself-it’s
from the heart: strictly expression, emotion and heart.
As far as songwriting?
Let me tell it, when it comes to selecting a hot beat…I’m your girl-trust me.
I know a hit-making beat when I hear one in the first 20 seconds.
I know a “B-side” track when I hear it.
I know an “A-side” track when I hear.
When it comes to dissecting a beat (verses, chorus’, bridges/multiple bridges-if any, etc.),
I can break the beats’ minute segments for the verses, chorus’ and bridges to get it ready for
lyrics to be inserted in. In short: ARRANGEMENT.
I write without music or to music.
Many-a-mornings, I wake up from dreaming and even before focusing in/fully awake-I have music
(lyrics + beats) in my head and I slide to the edge of the bed, grab my Blackberry and record myself
singing the lyrics and duplicating the beat playing in my head for that beat-making genius that can
make the beat from hearing it being sang to him/her.
If you follow me on Twitter,
you’ve probably read on my timeline where I mentioned that my “alter-ego” is logical and rational,
a straight and to the point tough as nails kind of person-a thinker.
Whereas my “ego” is emotional, expressive, creative, relaxed, fun, chill, silly and
just-laid back-a feeler. The thing about songwriting is that songwriting has everything
to do with everything else except: logic and rational.
Songwriting, music and songs are about feeling-period.
So in songwriting, it can’t be over-thought nor should it require too much thought.
It has to be relaxed and written-not dissected.
What slows my roll in songwriting is my EFFING alter-ego.
Read on…
That “alter ego” of mine always wants to peek through and dissect and over-think a
verse and it’s meaning-trying to make sure it “makes sense,” etc.
But that’s not what songwriting/songs/music is about.
It’s not about “dissecting,” (with logic or rationale).
It’s about “infecting” (with emotion and expression).
What slows my roll, as well as what slows my role in songwriting is my “alter-ego.”
It always wants to peek through and “evaluate” sometimes-and I piss myself
off with doing that.
Truth be told, I have some great songs (not recorded and posted on my website as yet),
that I’m defeating myself with-by letting my (logical/rational) alter-ego judge me-so
they’re sitting and waiting-being dissected while I try and turn my alter ego off and
just let it flow!
HOW ABOUT THESE HOT BEATS I’VE WRITTEN TO. HAVE A LISTEN. THESE GUYS ARE TALENTED!.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE THAT I LOVE. I’M PLAYING WITH MELODY RIGHT NOW. ONCE I’M SATISFIED W/MELODY AND INTO WRITING, I LEASE OR BUY:
DonP&187″SWEET DREAMS”
Nothing pleases me more than to bring a song to life from a producers beat.
And I know that they long to see that happen.
That’s what they work for, just as much as they work for the money.
They are finger genius’ to me and I respect their craft like crazy.
I sat on my “alter ego” when I wrote the song:
“TWO WAYS” (beat produced by CJ Beats)
and
“SET-IT-OFF“/(“Set it Off” video concept)
…the above mentioned can rest-assured the same.
When I let my “ego” flow, they too, will be demo’d and put up on my ReverbNation website.
The point of this blog?
Today (5.29.11) the below-mentioned video was posted online.
I found it through one of my fellow bloggers.
It prompted me to write this blog.
If you listen to this chick-this is JUST the “alter-ego” I’m fighting
with when I write music. *laughs*
This girl almost set me up for a set-back. *laughs* Luring my “alter-ego” to come back out.
Granted, I understand, relate (and agree) with what she is saying (where logic and facts are concerned),
but the fact of the matter is: it has NO place in what music is about and she… DEFINITELY
couldn’t write music and I’m sure her IPod is filled with instrumentals and if not, she has plenty of
music in there simply as segues for conversation pieces!
Check her out:
Music isn’t supposedto be “literal” down to the lyric.
…Music isn’t supposed to “make sense.”
Music is supposed to “take sense.”
…take over your: Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste and Hearing; something we all have:
universally…
Hence, why music is universal.
Rationale and logic are not.
Music of any genre or whether it is instrumental or lyrical; puts the mind to sleep-opens
the heart and plays with the senses…
So.
As I silence “making sense,” I shall proceed.
Yes indeed.
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