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Kerouac
by Fdemetrio - 10/23/25 07:17 PM
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Lol...
by Bill Draper - 10/23/25 01:34 PM
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1. Observation — “What’s really going on here?” A scientist looks at data; a songwriter looks at life. You notice patterns — people lying to themselves, love that doesn’t last, small-town ghosts that won’t leave. That’s your “data.” The more closely you observe without judgment, the more truth you find. A line like “Let it kill you” is pure observation turned poetic — a truth about desire, risk, and surrender distilled down to a phrase. 🔬 2. Hypothesis — “What if I said it this way?” Scientists build theories; songwriters build angles. You might ask: What if heartbreak sounds like freedom? What if the villain thinks he’s the hero? What if I tell it backward, from the grave? That’s your experiment. You’re testing tone, metaphor, rhythm. A lab coat made of denim. ⚗️ 3. Experiment — “Run the take” In the lab, they test formulas; in the studio, you test feelings. Each line, each chord, is a variable. The experiment works when you get that reaction in the gut — the chemical rush that says, there it is. Your producer’s gear is just instrumentation for measuring truth. 🔥 4. Discovery — “It works” When a song hits — when you can’t change a word without breaking the spell — that’s discovery. Scientists call it replicable results. Songwriters call it goosebumps.
"Critics are like toothpicks , Disposable ". "Jealousy is the mother of invention" "Counting Time Will kill You " " Dogs know you better than you know yourself " " If I told you once I told you twice . I didn't like what you said the first time.
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