A PSA to songwriters - record everything, and I mean EVERYTHING.

“wake up with the sun” comes out tomorrow, and I wrote the song’s main riff maybe 15 years ago. It deserved a home, but nothing good or trusted enough presented itself. So, much like the ring of power, the riff passed out of all knowledge, one of a thousand misfit toys in an external hard drive I call Demo Jail.

That is, until about eight months ago, when I found myself with a new band and a new song that needed an intro, and why not open Demo Jail for the first time in, what, two years? I clicked on something called “wibbly,” bracing for god knows what, and wouldn’t you know it, it’s the riff you’ll hear in a few hours.

Some songs come quickly, and others take time, sometimes lots of time, and contrary to popular soundbite, one isn’t better than the other. Creativity always comes from the same place, ie you, and should be trusted.