Matthew Moran blog: Newsletter ' Songwriting, I love it, I hate it

Yesterday I released my newsletter.

In it, I discussed some of the challenges I had with my current recording and a rush of creativity.

I'm writing a lot of new songs ' and while I am happy with the output, it sort of seemed to be derailing me from recording the current CD.

The fact is, it really isn't derailing me. I am making headway with the new CD. A friend and fellow songwriter (Jim Pipkin) said to me, 'Don't bemoan the muse, Matt. She can be a jealous bitch!'

I'll take his word for it. He's been writing songs a lot longer than I have.

As a side note: I mentioned that my muse looks like Raquel Welch in 1 Million Years BC. He replied that I was lucky ' his looked like Ma Barker.

My muse

I don't know if she can write but'

Jim's muse

but damn can she write

Also, in fairness to the recording schedule, I have been interviewing/meeting with potential band-members. They have all expressed a desire to be part of the recorded project ' and that makes sense.

So rather than simply plow through the recording process, I wrote up chord charts, arrangement ideas, and made demos for them to listen to and work out their respective parts.

One of them is recording at his home studio ' remotely collaborating. The other, a female vocalist, is hopefully going to come by this weekend to record.

Needless to say, I really am not bemoaning the muse. Whether she looks like mine or Jim's, as long as she feeds the mind and pushes the fingers, I'll welcome her in.