Thursday, July 31

AIN'T NOTHIN' TO IT, BUT TO DO IT!


As he does so often, young Gilliem (that’s me!) was engaged in meaningful banter. This time, with a rising super producer by the name of Wil May. Ever heard of him? Well, I suppose you will…At any rate, we were discussing creative processes when we oh so suddenly reached a point of contention. Not to fear. As civilized young professionals, we took a tenet from most 2nd grade curriculums: We “talked it out.” Being somewhat of a creative mind myself, I purported, (and keep in mind, my verbiage has been cleaned up considerably in my own attempts to come across as “smarter”…) “One should never force his/her creative process. Let the genius flow when it comes naturally.” I added, “When you force the act, you get a product that may not be at all up to par.” It turns out the old fellow (Wil) wasn’t saying much too far off from me. Though his take echoed a notion to the effect of, “force yourself to write”, it had EVERYTHING to do with preserving a creative mind state. The logic, as he learned from the creative people in his life, was that you learn by doing. The purpose of forcing creativity, which may seem paradoxical, is to increase the time when you are in a “creative zone.” If you’re always writing, creating, and producing, then writing, creating, and producing will become easier for you to do. You are conditioning yourself to create. What’s your take? Until next time, do YOU, do music.

-Gilles

1 comment:

  1. Well Stated Gilles! Creative process is a huge necessity in this field, but i would definately say it needs to be paired with Substance...
    ~Jammie

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