Starise
I was struck by lightening while sitting on the toilet.

 
WOW !  Simply Electrifying
                                        
Kenny

Voda La Void
420.  I'm old fashioned.

Hell Yeah , good one
I heard someplace its OK to use that for playing and jamming ...not for mixing 
 
thank you
 

Starise

kennywtelejazz

Starise
I was struck by lightening while sitting on the toilet.

 
WOW !  Simply Electrifying
                                        
Kenny

Yeah. It really cleaned all the s*** out of my music   ..............well maybe not all of it.
 
This didn't happen to me. I heard about it second hand only I changed a few details. The person telling it said that the lady it happened to was serious as a heart attack. She said this when asked how she got religion. *whew* I never forgot it because it was so strange. Must have been a real electrifying experience.

Hi Tim ,
 
I had an Idea that you were just messing with me
 
I busted my right arm really bad up near the shoulder 3 months ago .
This injury affected all areas of my life ....for the sake of this post I will keep it just to the music ...
Just holding a guitar was painful due to the break as it was healing and the whole chicken type of the right shoulder movement ( even to this day ) was and is super painful ...
On a good day I was able to play for about 5 mins before it became way too pain full .
My left hand was OK , my right hand and shoulder would shut me down .
 
After about a month of this I went out and bought myself a brand new Squier Tele w a Boss Katana mini amp ..
I would always keep this guitar and amp in my line of sight while at home . I would spend hours looking at this combo and tell my self I'm gonna come back stronger as a player...
Yeah there is nothing like a new guitar to help with the whole inspiration process  ....
 
I am back stronger now  . I do not take my playing for granted ..I feel I'm lucky to still be here 
 
Kenny

kzmaier
But seriously...
 
I find sounds may trigger a direction.  Try new effects, instruments, loops, drum patterns.
 

Sure , in all seriousness , that approach for me is like a bread and butter type of approach .It's one of the things I love most about having a DAW .
I'm working my way back so for the past few days all I have done is played my git over loops ...
 

kzmaier
 
Just start writing, pick a song title or style and see where it goes.  Throw out is good.

Good point ..reminds me of creative writing ..get it out first w out hindrance ...get to editing after there is a story or a main point to tell .
 
thank you for sharing .
 

michaelhanson
I get my inspiration from female bass players.  

 
I have high hopes that someday a female bass player will feel the same way about me ..erm ooppss I mean you 
 
 

arlen2133
Lately, I get more inspiration out of practicing...
Over the past two years, I've been studying chords and chord theory.
I try to learn a new chord weekly by going through some practice routines and inserting the new chord (via 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions) into the routine. 
Most of the time, the routine is playing the circle of 5ths forwards and backwards. 
This, 9 times out of 10 will inspire me into writing..

Very Good Routine
I'm slowing down with the playing it through the whole cycle thing ...a few keys at a sitting or a few chromatic steps in a practice session ..
The Guitars fret board is so geometric ...I have often been amazed at how lost I can get when it is only one step diff 
ex E to Eb ...C to B ...those for me are OK... C to D b on the other hand ...whew that's a big one and it present a whole nother story
 
thanks for contributing 
 
 

Starise
I keep forgetting this is supposed to be a serious conversation. 
 
In order to get any kind of inspiration I need to be well rested,not hungry, relaxed but not so relaxed I want to sleep, just chilled enough to sit and intensely contemplate, have plenty of time and not ever feel rushed or distracted. Those can all be rare occurrences for me. In addition I need to be emotionally centered. Not upset at anyone or anything, not worrying about anything, not overly concerned about what anyone else will think of it because creative expression is about you, not about what the world thinks of it. No pre conceived agendas for me. I can't be so critical of things in the beginning or nothing will happen....It's like putting one foot in front of the other one. You need to begin somewhere. You can always change where that somewhere is later on. Creativity doesn't always follow a plan. An idea maybe but it doesn't need to be a detailed plan.

Hi Tim , this is a fantastic share   It may even earn you the green best answer award 
Seriously I agree w you 100% on what you have said
 

jamesg1213
^^ spot on, excellent post.

Yes James ,
Tim really struck Sharing Gold w that post . It got right to the heart of how I feel while doing Music ( On A Good Day )
 
 
All the best ,
 
Kenny