Whyyyyy?!

[Tri]

MAN THIS IS GONNA SO ****ING SOUND LIKE A LIVEJOURNAL BUT WHATEVER

In the past few months I've been losing a lot of my creative spur (which I adore because it gives me a reason to do what I do best - make music and draw stuffs). I can't really perceive the reason for the loss of it, but the fact that I can't find in myself the determination to somehow get it back really kinda tears me inside. Only on three or four days between January and now have I made things I like... and it's really beginning to get at me because the more I try to make things the less content I feel, and though sometimes the results are mildly pleasing (to some) I find them abhorrent - often so much I just scrap the whole thing.

This goes mostly for my music, though. My drawings seem to be fine and in some aspects are much better than ever before. Anyways, I think I'm going crazy because it's also somehow begun to deter my relationship with another person - not that I have that many friends in the first place, but the idea of being tortured by the loss of a friend is just BLEH. Though, in retrospect, he IS kind of a dick, moreso recently, on some days so that could also be the reason.

IN ANY CASE, every time I try making music it sounds staler and staler and even staler, and whenever I look at old compositions I've made I feel like I'm going downhill more than up to the GLORIOUS MUSICAL HEAVEN I SO STRIVE FOR.



tl;dr: Tri feels like an incompetent musician that should just rip his hands off to save anyone else from hearing the horrendous monster that is his music.

[Toodles]

I'd say just take a break. Don't worry about it for a while. Inspiration is bound to strike again at some point.

[Mecha the Slag]

composing nap time

This post has been edited by MechaBowser on Apr 4 2009, 02:54 PM

[OniLink10]

Take a break to recharge your Motivation and Inspiration.

[DJ Coco]

As its said before, take a break ;)

[Hohoo]

I'm feeling the same.

This summer a new music album from me is about to be released but I fear that it won't be any good.

However, I have an advice. Write something very small - even just a drum beat would be fine, save it and forget it. When you find it again, expand, save and forget it. Repeat that until you feel that it's good as it is. This works best if you have OVER 9000 projects in one folder. No guarantee but I find it a good way.

[Littlink]

While taking a break, play games, watch movies and read books. Gather ideas and inspiration!

[Kyori]

Yup go with the whole taking a break thing.

One thing I find drains my creativity is doing the same things every day, watching the same types of films/TV, listening to the same style of music, reading the same types of book. What I do to try and boost my creativity is do something different from the usual.

Also, try composing in a different genre than you usually do. Try something different from any style you've ever tried, or mix genres together to make some sort of fusion style.

Those are just a few ideas, but the main one is taking a break from whatever it is that you usually do; That's what's dragging you down

[Tri]

Hmm.

Thanks to y'all for bein' so supportive! I'll try my best to lay it off and hope it comes back soon for now.

[Tony Trombone]

"Inspiration" or "creativity" is not something you will get by eating **** on the internet. Art comes from life, and if you don't have a life, then you will have **** on your paper and **** in front of your audience.

[JetSetRaïn]

Artist block, huh?

Either go out and do something opposite of what you would consider "the norm", or just listen to your fav. music/watch your fav. movie/play your fav. game. That usally works for me.

Inspiration will come back. No worries.