As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths.
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As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality.
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist.
I've never considered myself a lyricist, but I have stuff to say.
As an artist, you never want to write the same song again, you always want to challenge yourself to writing in a different way.
The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.
While writing, I tend to repeat the same song, endlessly, for thousands of times. This helps me ignore any lyrics, and helps create a consistent mood for each book.
That's the great thing about songwriting: You have that time to have perspective and look back and think about all the things you'd want to say.
When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that.
I speak from the heart. Certain people follow lyricists and people that put words on a dictionary together, and this and that. I'm more of a rapper that speaks how I feel. I just tell it how it is.
The rule of songwriting: say what you want to say, say it again, say it a different way, then say it again.