More co-writing experiences
Songwriting with others: During this past week I have not let any opportunity to co-write slip by. After work a colleague saw me tuning up my guitar and said to me "I have an idea for a song for you." I started to jot notes down as he talked to me about his life in NYC right now. I tried to get him to speak at least a full page of ideas straight out of his mouth without any editing as raw materiel to start with and to try to find a focus on a main theme, idea or starting point. I usually get some sort of lyrical hook and a melodic framework in and around the same time when I'm writing. This particular questionnaire method is a good way for me to write with others so far - I like to spill the guts and pick through the entrails for the pearls, gems and like the Roman priests get a sense of the future - beware the ideas of March! He described his life as a Pendulum swinging back and forth as he tries to hold on to his life and also his frustration in general. After I lande