college-ruled

now playing: blake allen, "on a stone"



it always strikes a chord in my head somewhere when i read or hear that i share one of my personal quirks or idiosynchrasies with someone else. not sure why, if not for what must be the obvious reasons...but with that in mind, i had to smile when i tripped over this on richard shindell's site:

I'm interested in the process you employ as you shape your songs. Have you found a particular method that works well for you, enabling you to most effectively chisel and sand your ideas into the finished piece?

rs: Deadlines! Well, deadlines get me started anyway. Once I'm on the trail of something, I think about nothing else 24/7 until it's done. I use a shameful amount of paper in the process (8x11 yellow legal pads, nice and smooth, college ruled). (emphasis mine)


i can sit here and peck away all day long without slowing down, but if i'm writing a song, it has to be in pencil, and it has to be on a yellow, college-ruled legal pad. i don't have many demands in life, really...i know how to settle in many, many areas of my life, but this is not negotiable.

and yes, it has been pointed out how much of a freak i am about this.


but as of today, i'm not the only one.


it's me, richard, and marty higgins.



freaks, every one of us.


but at least a couple of those guys are kickass songwriters.