17-08-2009, 11:26
Hey Bryce,
i think it's a personal thing where there are no set rules. Each musician should find their preferred way of working and if there's a few of you in a band then you have to find a way to make it work for all of you. Though in some bands there is just a couple of key members who come up with the initial ideas and take it to the rest of the band afterwards.
I have always preferred to write lyrics when the music is in it's first stages, that way the rest of the song can be built around the melodies i've created. however like most songwriters i have a book that i write lyrics in all the time and when i first sit down with the music to write the lyrics i look through these and see if anything fits or gels. It might not be a scientific way but it works for me.
i think it's a personal thing where there are no set rules. Each musician should find their preferred way of working and if there's a few of you in a band then you have to find a way to make it work for all of you. Though in some bands there is just a couple of key members who come up with the initial ideas and take it to the rest of the band afterwards.
I have always preferred to write lyrics when the music is in it's first stages, that way the rest of the song can be built around the melodies i've created. however like most songwriters i have a book that i write lyrics in all the time and when i first sit down with the music to write the lyrics i look through these and see if anything fits or gels. It might not be a scientific way but it works for me.