I'm here in the studio, and NEEDED to take a break. The track I am working on is just not coming together. It beeez that way sometimes… The drums AINT working with the sample, or the sample AINT working with the drums. I really feel like doing one of my off the dome pieces. You know that straight no-digging-in-crates-for-sample-stuff type of music.
I am so quick to delete whatever's not working for me. Another producer brought to light that what I may call garbage may be a banger to someone else. My thought = Whatever! 'Cause I got to be somewhere in the middle of feeling it. Ya know!
We as artists and producers need several elements to get into that creative zone. All I need is alone time. I sometimes refer to it as brain-time. I may add a glass of wine, or a daiquiri, but it's not a requirement. I mostly need my moment of no distractions to fully focus on what I'm hearing and what I'm doing. I've created some really nice tracks with nothing but me. I've heard some folk say how they have to smoke to relax and create. Whatever your hustle dawg -- it's not me, and never have been. I've never been interested! (heck naw I aint no goodie-two-shoes – I went through that crap during peer pressure in school!)
With all that said, writing relieves my mind. Always have. I can sit here and talk to y'all and not hear you talk back, and be well in spirit with that. But I have to feel like we're connected – like you are actually reading and feeling me. Sort of like I've reached out to you, and you've reached back, even when and if you don't agree.
So thank you for allowing me this moment to talk to you. I'm glaring over at my keyboard and now ready to try it again – hopefully, this time I'll bring it on home.
Peace & Light my readers…
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