Just stumbled upon these video registrations of SXSW through an article at wearethemedia (indirectly) the old and wise icon of music Niel Young had some great things to say. I think it’s true for all creative processes.
Some quotes:
0…It’s like a stream of conscienceness I try not to think about it … you should not analyze it. Getting to the essence of creativity is like coming upon a caged animal and try not to scare it. If you try to hard you’ll never get there at all. You have to be ready to be open.
Ones you have an idea with music… no matter what your doing no matter who your with no matter what your responsibilities are your responsibility to the muse should cann the whole bunch of them … just go and write the song.
If you have an idea, isolate yourself until it comes out, but if you try to hard it’s going to be gone
that’s what I try to do.
How do songs announce themselves?
You can trick them in coming by making a nice place for them.
… suddenly they came to the front of my head. If your get on a role you can’t disturb it. Whatever the rhythm is stay in the rhythm until you dry up.