Scrambled Eggs

     I’m thinking about the first few times I wanted to write songs. I remember sitting in my room and playing a chord progression over and over and thinking how amazing it was. I mean, just gorgeous. What could I write to match that?
     So I didn’t’ write anything. That’s not meant to be a judgment of my younger self. It’s where I was at the time and I believed there was some secret that could let me be great without sucking for a bit first.
     These days I almost do the opposite. If I come up with a chord progression or a melody I like I try to find words for it right away, any words. If I come up with some lyrics I immediately look for chords as well. Bad beginnings often lead to great revelations and they certainly lead to more revelations than no beginning at all. I’ve found that not finding some words as soon as possible often leads to no beginning for me. It means sometimes a beautiful melody gets into a bad relationship with some awful lyrics once in a while. But I can always ditch the lyrics if they suck and most importantly, I’m giving the song a chance. Sitting a wishing for something great is no chance at all. Supposedly the original lyrics Paul McCartney wrote for ‘Yesterday’ were “Scrabbled Eggs.”