Writing, writing....and more writing...

Last night I started combing through a pile of papers long since touched by my hands.  I found them in an old song notebook, I found them in a binder of gig material, I found them in a box of stuff I meant to throw out long ago.  Every one of these pieces of paper had my thoughts on it.  Each one had the beginning of a song, or a hook, or line, or simply an idea that had been sparked by some life event - something that had made me think...I should sit down and write about that.   And every single one of these songs and ideas and concepts was naked and unfinished.

Seems to be I leave a lot of wood by the fire when it's down to its glowing embers.  I let "life" get in the way far too often.  Whether it be some distraction I willfully bring on myself, or one for which I'll let someone else take the blame, I allow myself to be swayed, to stray from doing what I should be doing.  That's a tough situation to be in - but one I imagine we all face.  Some of us deny our families the time we should give them so that we can do things that please us instead.  Some of us deny ourselves the things we want while we strive to please a boss.  Some of us allow the little distractions to creep in one on top of the other until all we ARE is distracted.  

That was me.  

But last night I wrote three songs.  And tonight, I'll probably get a few more on paper.  I've never been the most prolific writer.  Instead, I've held on to some idea that I should write purely by inspiration...in a flurry of penstrokes, when I could write a song in a single sitting and be done with it.  But that's not how it always is.  That's not the craft - and it certainly isn't how a good album is put together - especially not under any kind of deadline.  I mean, it could take years to come up with twelve songs if I'm simply going to "wait til I have time."  

Now is the time.

I'm excited to be writing again...excited to see what stories I'll find within the recesses of my mind.  And I'm excited at the prospect of sharing them with y'all when the time comes.

Yeahcomeon. 

- Dukes