Where’s your head at?

Writing music can be a rewarding process, but can at times be emotionally draining. We asked leading musicians how they keep productive, sane and enjoy the process of making music, from dealing with writer’s block to celebrating your successes.

Featuring interviews with Brian Eno, Carly Paradis, Cassie Kinoshi, Ed O’Brien, Errollyn Wallen, Lowkey, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Tristan Landymore & Yazz Ahmed.

0:00 Intro
0:29 Writer’s block, taking breaks and oblique strategies
4:31 You may favour a certain time of the day
5:35 No one is productive all of the time
6:49 Confidence, doubt, fear
9:41 Six stages
10:23 Remember, you have a body
12:38 Coping with the highs and lows
16:36 You may get tired of your own ideas
18:57 Keeping engaged with other art forms
21:06 Sometimes you have to start again
21:58 Some ideas take years to bear fruit
23:38 There maybe parts of the process you enjoy more
25:47 Being honest