I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting my blog lately. I told myself I was gonna make a more concerted effort to write a new entry on a regular basis, I even downloaded the WordPress mobile app onto my phone. But there’s so much going on in my life, that this blog somehow slips through the cracks. I’m truly sorry about that. But back to the topic….

I’ve never let anyone in how my whole songwriting process works… until now. Most songwriters are able to churn out a decent song in a day, a good song in a week and greatness takes a little longer. And, of course, there are those instances when we catch lightning in a bottle. For most songs that I write (especially if the topic doesn’t touch too close to home), I hammer them out within a 24 hour period. But when I try to touch on those emotional subjects that I hold near and dear, I slow my process all the way down. The reason I do this is because I want anything that comes from personal experiences and emotions to evoke a similar emotion in the listener. I need those emotional songs to be great because I feel those are what builds a legacy. Anybody can write words. There are a lot of people that make music. But there’s a select few that are so great at their craft, that they can reach out and touch you through their music. I want to be known as one of great musicians/songwriters. I want people to tell their kids about songs that I wrote or performed. Not so much because I want to be famous, I could do without the fame. I want to know that my legacy will live on in some form long after I have left this world. But this desire to make my songs incredible comes at a price. That pursuit for perfection leads me to overanalyze every individual part of my songs to the point that I can’t ever call them complete. Songs that I have deemed “finished” are still subject to being proofread, tweaked, adjusted and in some cases, completely re-written in attempt of reaching the desired goal. I’m getting better about it though. I’m starting to trust that my ability to insert my emotions in my writing moreso than the technical aspect of composing. Its a process. Previously, I would post new songs on FB in an attempt to get a feel for how the lyrics themselves are interpreted and felt by a sample of the public. But now that I’m so close to recording this album/mixtape, I’m not sure what I can do to get that type of reading. I’ve tried letting my close friends read my lyrics, but I’m never sure if their responses are totally honest or if they’re just being nice because we’re friends. I guess I’ll see what the world has to say once I put it out there. Wish me luck…