Sometimes, when I play the guitar, I find a riff I don't like, that stays in my mind. The more I play it, the more I enjoy it, or, should I say, the more my mind tolerates it. It's like I have to play it, because it's pleasant to play, not pleasant to listen to. So I record it, listen to it a lot, start to think about the drumming that would be great with it. When I find the drumming, I take my guitar again, and begin to play the lead part. A the end, I have a brand new song, that I like to play. Usually it's the kind of songs, people who listen to my music like.
What is interesting is the different perception the listener and the composer have.
The listener (who is not a musician) will only hear what he/she likes. Maybe he/she will headbang or do some air guitar, but he/she will not think about how the song is made.
It won't be easy for the musician who has created the song, to see it as a song. He/she will think about how the song must be played and what are the tricks behind.
Twelve years ago, when I started to create music seriously, I didn't think about listeners. I was selfish and played music for myself. I played the music I wanted to listen to, because I was tired of waiting this music to be created by other musicians. When I was in high school and college I played in several bands. This is when I found out that music isn't only a selfish thing. Music can to be shared. My other passion was (is) to manipulate people, to play with their minds. Isn't music the best way to play with people's mind? Gradually, I started to create music, not only for myself, but for everyone. Now when I create a song, I don't think about the music, I think about how I want people to feel when they will listen to the song. I think about how they will enjoy the introduction, when they will hear it at a show, and I think about the fact that my song might be helpful to get though painful things. For example, when you have a fight with someone you hate and you want to kill, instead of killing that asshole, you calm down, take your iPod and listen to some hateful music. I want to create music that will make you change your mind, music that will lead you to the kitchen, take a knife and stab the motherfucker.
