tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post8890948294611873380..comments2024-03-29T05:15:20.833-04:00Comments on The Storialist: On Creativity: Muse-icHannah Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-30293833208460528572013-11-07T16:05:49.472-05:002013-11-07T16:05:49.472-05:00If I think a piece requires more straightforward l...If I think a piece requires more straightforward language, I'll listen to Elliot Smith. He can be literal in a way that makes me realize metaphor and wordplay can't always be best for a message. Other lyricists can come off as lazy or un-creative when stripped down. He doesn't, for some reason.<br /><br />If I need rhyming inspiration, I listen to "Grey Alien Suits" by OG Hindu Kush. Multisyllabics on display.<br /><br />I typically have music playing all the time, ear buds or computer speakers. The Decemberists are good for a storytelling mood. Pinback is good for sussing length from a single theme. Having a few hundred songs on shuffle, in general, helps me with the lame-o periods of writers block. Great topic, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com