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Michael, I can soooo relate to your "hitting the wall". But don't worry. If you are like me and probably many many of us loopers and scientific musicians, your creativity is just getting some rest, like a bear during hibernation. Try going to some local concerts to experience other musicians and their compositions and mediums. Try going to an art or perfomance arts museum. Try racket ball with your buddy or a nice drive to the local lake or mountains. My inspiration sometimes come from an event that has nothing to do with music. If you are a guitarist, pick up a bass or a harmonica and try composing. Try plucking your electric guitar, finger style, or pick up that classical guitar and compose 2 part, 3 part melody song. If these things do not work for you, then... try not touching your instruments for a day or a week. Most likely you have reached a platou where you are about to break through to another level of writing and creating. This may alarm you that you feel "spent" and/or "burnt" but this may be your recuperating period for something more intense and wonderful to follow. Perhaps this is a sign for you to try that road where you have not planned on taking, a completely new approach, a fresh angle of attack to writing your music. Don't be afraid to leave the things that had worked so well for you in the past. Just like that well-worn, comfortable shoes you've enjoyed for so long, now it's time to try another pair. You might find that you can maneuver in ways you you have never imagined in the past. Curbie From: Nemoguitt@aol.com Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:00:48 EST To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com Subject: question Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com what do you all do when your muse goes on vacation?.......i have hit a wall and it seems all i am now doing is attempting to make "silk purses out of sows ears".....throughout december i was a nova of creativity, burnt miles of tape.....now for the last week or so i cant even buy a new idea.......any methods out there to re-kindle the spark or is it just a matter of waiting?...........michael ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com