My New Musical Express
I stayed at home and completed writing my first song of the year today. It's a lovely little ditty called "To Elizabeth". I intended it to sound like Suede's "The Living Dead", but it ended up rather Beatles-esque instead.
Interestingly enough, I wrote it on a whiff of inspiration. It has nothing to do with my current musical projects which are:
Interestingly enough, I wrote it on a whiff of inspiration. It has nothing to do with my current musical projects which are:
- a song for the tsunami victims
- five or so songs for my student club's musical (someone else is taking care of the rest)
- the theme song for the larger social service project which the musical is only a part of
- demos for a potential debut album, in which "To Elizabeth" doesn't quite fit
I don't know if I should be pleased or afraid. Pleased because I'm becoming prolific again. I'm getting ideas left, right and centre. Every conversation, every snatch of a tune, every change in mood or scenery I encounter now seems pregnant with lyrical and musical possibilities.
But I should be afraid...all this is costing me. Today, I stalled for time by cancelling a meeting with my thesis supervisor because I haven't done anything new since we last met, which was about two months ago. And my thesis is due in about that amount of time. Now that is a scenario for which I have absolutely no music.
But I should be afraid...all this is costing me. Today, I stalled for time by cancelling a meeting with my thesis supervisor because I haven't done anything new since we last met, which was about two months ago. And my thesis is due in about that amount of time. Now that is a scenario for which I have absolutely no music.
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(Insert bad joke about facing the music.)
Michelle
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