Gav · @miracleofsound
22nd Jul 2016 from TwitLonger
Re: Creative block & songs not getting done
Hey Sound Bytes,
Real talk time again! So recently I’ve been struggling a lot with my songwriting. I’ve had bouts of writer's block before and come through them but this is the worst one I've had since starting Miracle Of Sound.
I’ve been banging my head against a wall trying to write songs for Blood & Wine, Inside and Jon Snow for 3-4 weeks now. I try to come up with good shit but all my ideas feel lame, boring and unexciting or like I’m repeating things I’ve already done. It’s pretty frustrating & gets me down a bit if I’m honest.
2015 was such a crazy year, it felt like the song ideas were just exploding in my brain non stop. London Town, Lady Of Worlds, Road Rage, Sirona, Grainne Mhaol, Going Nuclear.... it just felt effortless & easy to invent great melodies & lyrics last year.
This year everything feels a little more forced, difficult & slow.
I’m not sure how much of that is due my own introspective over-reaction to a vocal minority of negative feedback this year and how much is just genuinely being creatively burned out after making over 160 songs in 5 years.
Being objective about your own work is always hard but recently it’s felt almost impossible due to the feedback being so completely polarised.
Anyway, I’m aware that one or two of 2016’s songs haven’t been 100% up to my usual standard and at this point I don’t want to release anything else unless it’s going to be great.
Even the idea of making another Deus Ex song feels intimidating & off-putting to me as I really don’t think I have the heart to listen to the inevitable month of comments yelling ‘NEW BLACK GOLD WAS BETTER’...
I know this stuff is stupid and I shouldn’t let it get to me but we’re all human, right? I care about the work I produce and I want it to be at its best for you guys. I don’t want to give you substandard work because you keep me in this dream job and you deserve the best.
So if you’re wondering why certain songs you’ve been expecting may take longer than usual this year or in some cases not happen at all, that’s why. Hope ye understand and I’ll be sure to get right back into things when the spark re-appears again :)
Big luv
Gav