My Music List; Or, What I Listen to While I'm Writing
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I'd heard about people that listen to music while they're writing. I thought it was crazy.  I was taking a writing class from Shonda Rhimes a couple of years ago. She wrote the tv show "Grey's Anatomy", along with a number of other tv shows. She mentioned that she listens to music while writing. "How odd," I thought. It seems like you would need to focus, and you couldn't while music was blaring in your ears. Maybe she listens to classical music or something. It seems like having words ringing through your head while you're trying to write would be difficult. Nope. Shonda Rhimes listens to heavy metal while she writes. Crazy. That is, until I tried it. Probably around a year ago now I decided to listen to a few of my favorite songs while trying to write. Just as an experiment. I wrote faster and better. I was surprised. Now, I almost always listen to music while I write. I can write anywhere, any time, but I prefer to be standing in front of a computer listening to my music list. A number of my Chinese students asked for the kind of music that I like, so I made a list of the songs that I listen to while writing so that they can check them out. I've even let a few of them listen to a song while we were in session to satiate their curiosity. Here's the list. - - - - - - - A Place for My Head by Linkin Park Maximize by Amaranthe Feel Good Drag by Anberlin The Resistance by Anberlin Are You Ready by Disturbed Becoming the Bull by Atreyu Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold Hear Me Now by Bad Wolves Zombie by Bad Wolves Tears Don't Fall by Bullet for My Valentine Welcome Home by Coheed and Cambria Courtesy Call by Thousand Foot Krutch What If by Creed Out of Line by Device Inside by the Fire by Disturbed Just Stop by Disturbed Legion of Monsters by Disturbed Pain Redefined by Disturbed Remember by Disturbed Voices by Disturbed What are You Waiting For? by Disturbed You're Mine by Disturbed Beautiful by Eminem Mockingbird by Eminem Not Afraid by Eminem The Monster by Eminem Till I Collapse by Eminem Bring Me to Life by Evanescence Unbreakable by Fireflight Fully Alive by Flyleaf Remember by Gemini Syndrome Stardust by Gemini Syndrome I am the Fire by Halestorm Here's to Us by Halestorm Happy by Mudvayne I'm Alive by Disturbed Thunder by Imagine Dragons Adrenalize by In This Moment What Should I Do by Jaymes Young Become the Beast by Karliene Coming Undone by Korn Never Never by Korn Enjoy the Silence by Lacuna Coil Heaven's A Lie by Lacuna Coil Losing My Religion by Lacuna Coil Our Truth by Lacuna Coil Lose Yourself by Eminem No Plan B by Manafest Come Alive by Matty Mullins Don't Stop by Nothing More This is the Time by Nothing More Face Everything and Rise by Papa Roach Papercut by Linkin Park Pioneer by House of Heroes Do You Call My Name by Ra Die Easy by Rag'n'Bone Man Human by Rag'n'Bone Man Smooth by Santana What Lies Ahead by Semblant In Chains by Shaman's Harvest State of My Head by Shinedown Life is Beautiful by Sixx A.M. Stars by Sixx A.M. We Will Not Go Quietly by Sixx A.M. Feel Invincible by Skillet Rise by Skillet Animal by Smash Into Pieces Let Me Be Your Superhero by Smash Into Pieces Stronger by Smash Into Pieces Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park Breathe Again by Spoken Through It All by Spoken Carnivore by Starset My Demons by Starset Aerials by System of a Down Hypnotize by System of a Down This Is Gonna Hurt by Sixx A.M. Black Honey by Thrice - - - - - - - It's not every song that I like, but it's a solid list. I think listening to familiar songs is key. If you didn't know what was coming on next, or if it was a new song for you, you would probably pay too much attention to the music and not be able to let your mind keep that as the background so that you can focus on what you're writing. Every now and then I even put it on a single song for awhile, but I have found that I do like some variety. ________________________________________________ Read more of what Jeff deems worthy of attention at: http://www.JeffreyAlexanderMartin.com
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