Very cool guys!

Yeah no 'check out net' makes things pretty raw. But in some ways, way more intense and visceral. I think if music operates on multiple levels, drugs tend to make you unaware of some things youre saying . Once you realize it, it's already done and you can feel 'duped' and kind of stupid...

Sober is much harder I believe, the highs are fleeting, but raw and furious. It takes alot more to crack the interest open...when I was smoking lots, I could get excited about almost anything and brain out for an hour on a riff...you could see something like laminate flooring, and bring it back metaphorically to it's source, and then get really caught up in your own cleverness and write something cool. Now it's like...'well, it's a fucking FLOOR, call me when there's something interesting to write about' (as an example of course)

I sit in the studio for days with NOTHING, then start rueing the fact that I'm sober, and that I'm out of ideas...and then, as I'm not thinking about it, something cool and literal presents itself in a bright, raw, and crazy way, that you have to be READY to capture, or you'll lose interest...the benefit is being in control of what the music represnts on ALL levels...and have the ability to mold that, and not be led by it.

I have been thinking that anything I need drugs to be 'great' at, maybe I'm not very good at to begin with and should look elsewhere. And if my ego is so 'attatched' to how I appear under the influence, and I KNOW (for me) that it's no good for my mental state to do so, I guess the time comes to get over it and just be honest. For better or for worse in the audiences eyes.

Who knows? It may even be better.

But again, is it a cop out to say 'do what you will?' I guess everybody is so different, and no one has the answers, so I think experience allows you to give advice based on it, but there's always people smarter and dumber than you that don't agree.

I have 30 songs as of today! oi...

dev

I think that with time you will tap inspiration for songs from another source other than being "high", by the sound of it with 30 songs you already have, considering youve been busy producing and having other peoples music filling your head im not suprised that you may feel it is hard to find ideas or so.

I think that Ki will be very honest and will maybe even be theraputic(cant spell it) as it may boost your confidence that your new direction will come across well to the listener.

Cant wait to hear it!

'rueing', now there's a word that don't look right even when it is.

Interesting post. Going to ponder that.

way to go dev! I'm going to see gwar in montreal tomorrow night and I want to fight the mutants of chaos that be gwaarrr n the greatest of bohaps ahhhhhhhhhhh

I haven't smoked in years. Honestly I found it was really slowing me down...to each his own though, some of my best friends are chronic.

A clear head makes it easier (for me) to learn new things.

Do what thou wanna.

Haha i knew id get you eventually!

thats awesome man i know it can interfere with every day living makes you a lazy bastard and whatnot ive actually cut down a bit lately im goin to college in the new year and i gotta get into learning mode again

as for all of this conflict about pot smokers where me and dev live (Western Canada) its fucking everywhere in my experience ive met so many kids that smoke its like an accepted thing here to do so as long as it doesnt get in the way of life priorities and goals i think smoke away my friends

Very cool guys!

Yeah no 'check out net' makes things pretty raw. But in some ways, way more intense and visceral. I think if music operates on multiple levels, drugs tend to make you unaware of some things youre saying . Once you realize it, it's already done and you can feel 'duped' and kind of stupid...

Sober is much harder I believe, the highs are fleeting, but raw and furious. It takes alot more to crack the interest open...when I was smoking lots, I could get excited about almost anything and brain out for an hour on a riff...you could see something like laminate flooring, and bring it back metaphorically to it's source, and then get really caught up in your own cleverness and write something cool. Now it's like...'well, it's a fucking FLOOR, call me when there's something interesting to write about' (as an example of course)

I sit in the studio for days with NOTHING, then start rueing the fact that I'm sober, and that I'm out of ideas...and then, as I'm not thinking about it, something cool and literal presents itself in a bright, raw, and crazy way, that you have to be READY to capture, or you'll lose interest...the benefit is being in control of what the music represnts on ALL levels...and have the ability to mold that, and not be led by it.

I have been thinking that anything I need drugs to be 'great' at, maybe I'm not very good at to begin with and should look elsewhere. And if my ego is so 'attatched' to how I appear under the influence, and I KNOW (for me) that it's no good for my mental state to do so, I guess the time comes to get over it and just be honest. For better or for worse in the audiences eyes.

Who knows? It may even be better.

But again, is it a cop out to say 'do what you will?' I guess everybody is so different, and no one has the answers, so I think experience allows you to give advice based on it, but there's always people smarter and dumber than you that don't agree.

I have 30 songs as of today! oi...

dev

sorry for the double post but dev spilling news in my thread! i feel so special

dev youre a really cool dude for taking time outta your day to reply to us fans it make a me so happy

i made this thread one day thinking it would be just another dead one that nobody posted in due to the idiotic nature of my first few posts but i guess not this forum truly rocks!