“…When I was younger, a lot of times I would write…without the beat. A lot of times I’d be in the shower just catching lines, or when I’m sleeping and it come to me. But then I dunno, I kind of lost that technique a little bit, it kind of ran away from me. I guess when you’re younger, your mind is more open, you could be more receptive. As you get older, it’s like a drawer, shit just piles up, in your mind and your subconscious, that don’t even need to be there, and you forget. That’s why I don’t smoke no more, I’m losing too much.”
—Snippet from NY Times interview
THAT’S LIKE THE TRUEST STATEMENT EVER. I DON’T SMOKE BUT, I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO GETTING OLDER AND HAVING TONS OF UNECESSARY EMOTIONS AND INFORMATION PILILNG UP AND BLOCKING YOUR CREATIVE STREAMS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I COULD JUST SIT, LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC OR THINK ABOUT A SITUATION AND JUST GET INSPIRED AND START WRITING LIKE CRAZY. BUT NOW WHEN EVER I RELAX, THATS JUST WHAT I WANT TO DO, RELAX. WRITING BECOMES A CHORE IN ITSELF, WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE ITS SO FUN AND REALLY CATHARTIC.