01-09-2017, 01:08 AM
It comes in waves, sometimes thinking about writing makes me ill, I can go months without it and wonder what's wrong with me. Like manic highs and lows. John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats is one of my favorite artists even though half the time I can't listen to him, because he seems to follow the philosophy that more is better. Non-traditional music, poetry with strings attached. A huge bulk of work prolly 300 songs or more but there are a few that really blew my mind. And even though he's not super famous or kicking out hits, he's pushing and going all the time . My favorite signature I've seen on this site, I don't know who claims it, is 'if you can't be the poet, be the poem' I told people who were 'interviewing' me that I had to write a whole lot of garbage before I wrote a good song. And then I think all my work is good to a degree, mediocrity at its finest. Long before I wrote anything, a girl told me my life was a poem, my 'so long' story in the sewer is a whole bunch of stuff that actually happened to me, with no intention of writing ever. I think my struggle has to do with vanity mainly, or pride, or whatever, I'm a hobbyist the only deadline is my own. Deadlines help though
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches