<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I have had the feeling many times before, but never with a feeling of being tired, but always thinking that I am not really a musician, composer, writer, etc -- and that now is the time that everyone will finally notice...</div><div><br></div><div>usually, six weeks after we had our premiere and in hindsight, I am quite OK with most of the musics I have created and it always went on and on. So although I still get the feeling of hopelessness everytime I start a new theater project, it has become more manageble...</div><div><br></div><div>as for feeling overwhelmed -- I have a great partner and we split most of the awful production work, all the office stuff, writing proposals etc, that makes things a lot more bearable.</div><div><br></div><div>It's important though to find time to get inspired, to rest, to find the motivating urge to express something. Music can come out of music, but most great pieces were written *about* something -- Read books, watch movies, listen to people's conversations, read the newspaper, read magazines and make notes of stuff that interest you.</div><div><br></div><div>And maybe trying a different approach (ukulele instead of synthesizers?) may get you out of the rut.</div><div><br></div><div>Or a good vacation. or as "Sara" from LA Story (with Steve Martin, 1991) put it: </div><div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">I'm shattered, but it's nothing that some sleep and a good fuck wouldn't cure, as my sister used to say."</span></div><div><br></div><div>I hope that will take care of that...;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Kai</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 01.04.2011, at 13:12, Michael Zacherl. wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>I always though that at some point this will happen, and as always it comes at the worst possible moment:<br><br>I'm tired of playing and performing - including the preparations ...<br><br>I'm really tired of seeking sounds, developing new stuff etc, I feel like repeating myself.<br><br>We got this gig on Sunday, probably our biggest and most expensive so far, so performance is crucial.<br><br>Damn ...<br><br>I'm looking how to overcome this - in literally no time (I'm friggin' busy until Sunday).<br><br>Any useful suggestions?<br><br><span><DSC_6640e-300x201.jpg></span><br>A shot from the rehearsals in Feb<br><br>Michael.<br><br>--<br>nonconform? noiseconform: <a href="http://blauwurf.at">http://blauwurf.at</a><br><a href="http://soundcloud.com/noiseconformist">http://soundcloud.com/noiseconformist</a><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>music-bar mailing list<br>music-bar@lists.music-bar.org<br>http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>