Repetition

Creativity can become repetitive and dull, much in the same way that a 9 - 5 can. Getting up onstage at the same open mic night, with the same people, playing the same songs, in the same kind of format - well it just gets boring after a while.

That's one of the reasons why I have been holding myself back from getting involved with anything like open mic. I know that after a month or too, being there every night and doing the same thing would just become boring. The difference is, if you are running the night, you can't simply take a week off. Can you even really shake things up every once in a while to keep yourself interested?

I went to the open mic night at The Winch last night. Everything was exactly the same as when I was last there almost a month ago. I used to get a little creative buzz from being there and would find myself itching to get up onstage and play, sometimes twice in one night. Last night though I was happy to block out the music all together and simply chat to my friends.

This isn't a love of music that is dying though. Recently I have bought some fantastic records that have really got my creative juices flowing. And I have been constantly developing ideas on paper for my next electronic project which should really push me out of my comfort zone. I guess its just the routine that's bugging me.

Same place, same time, same people, same songs, same format.

Hmmphh