Soundstorm
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I've had different ways of dealing with these periods. I used to just say "i'll play when I want to play". And sure enough, that old drive always comes back and I'll find myself writing riffs and actually *wanting* to pick up the guitar again after extended periods. But now, when I'm on my days off, I'll just schedule a timeframe to be in my studio, even if I don't necessarily want to. If i have the whole day with no other big obligations, I'll make it 9-5:30. And as long as I'm in there- doesn't necessarily have to be playing or writing- it could be setting up my guitars, mixing, experimenting with tones, playing with a new plugin. But as long as I'm in there, I see it as moving the ball forward. I'm progressing, I'm learning, I'm improving something. If I'm playing, even if I'm not inspired at first, I'm increasing the chance that I'll land on a badass riff that I may not use for another year, but it still goes into the recorded riff pile. The longer I stay in there, the more into it and motivated I become. I read once that Bob Marley and the Wailers were in the studio 8 hrs a day, every day. Because it was their job, so they just went in there and did the best they could do for that day. I'm sure there were many days when they didn't feel like it, but they still went anyway. If you're looking to write a great song or riff, think about it like fishing- if you go fishing, there's a good chance you won't catch anything, but if you don't go fishing there's a 100% chance you won't catch anything. So the best you can do is go to the river as often as you can. If music is important to you, you should make time for it. Hope this makes sense and helps in any way.
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