Resist the urge to stop writing when you’ve released a project.
You want to let up for a little while, since you’ve been charging so hard creatively. You released a masterpiece and now you want a break…after all, you deserve it.
Resist that urge.
The writing is the thing that only YOU can do. Much sooner than later you’re going to need the NEXT song(s), and if you’re out of practice you’re out of luck. You’ve gotta stay toned.
But also, and this is almost as important…resist the urge, when you keep writing, to disconnect from the songs on your latest project.
It always bums me out when an artist releases a record I love and five days later gives an interview where they say they’re over it and moving on to new songs for the next record.
The songs you’ve released are the songs we all expect you to be connected to…for our sakes. Stay connected, don’t toss them to the side.
The new songs aren’t meant to replace the old ones (in our hearts and minds), but to be an addition-to.
Getting down to brass tacks…for all your fans know, you love the songs on your latest record more than anything in the world. They are personal, important, true and ambitious.
For all your calendar knows…it’s writing time.
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