Tip # 38: Make artist friends! If nature intended you to be an artist, hang out in your personal life with artists, they will be capable of valuing you and your work more than a person that has no connection to the musical universe, and will be capable of offering you a better feedback and ways to improve.
Tip # 39: Never get influenced by “writer’s block”! Go out to find inspiration, visit art galleries, museums, parks, read books, watch TED talks, find the loved one, do the things you always wanted to do, enjoy life! This is a serious (and probably the best) recharging method and by no time you will find your creative juices flowing like never before. If you want to produce art, consume art.
Tip # 40: Know thyself! Understand your needs and pleasures, who you are, where you come from, where are you and where do you wish to be one day. Explore yourself as much as possible and you will reward yourself in every aspect of life by doing so. Music included.
Tip # 41: Don’t let ideas slip away! Keep a recorder/instrument at your reach (every mobile phone nowadays can be both) and slam the melody when it comes. Write it down if you have notation skills. Never let them fly because ideas are like butterflies and the next day/hour/minute you might find yourself not remembering any of that sweet tune that was playing in your head a second ago.
Tip # 42: Trust your instincts! 99% of the DNA of the entire individuals of the human species is the same code. Point is: if you like it, odds are that many others will.
Tip # 43: Be a knowledge-digger! Every bit of information you absorb will place itself below you and elevate you above others. And make sure it’s the best quality type of information.
Tip # 44: Always study! Music is an immense universe where one lifetime isn’t enough to absorb and understand all of its complexities. Buy books, do research, listen to those that you idolize and learn as much as you can.
Tip # 45: Experiment, experiment, experiment! Some of the best ideas came out of experimentation. Play notes, twist them in between, reverse them, chop them, tweak the knobs, chain effects together, make the craziest combinations possible and then filter them until that sound that you never heard before pops out. And it can sound so awesome!
Tip # 46: Always refine your taste! The more refined your taste is, the more your music will be. The more refined your music will be, the more it will stand out.
Tip # 47: You did not choose music, Music chose you! Serve her well, not the money. Always enjoy what you do and have fun while you’re at it. Do what you do best and the money will come, inevitably.
Tip # 48: Learn to fool around! You will surprise yourself by the ideas that can come to you just by smashing that keyboard from top to bottom in the craziest ways possible. Ever thought where the word “play” comes from? Play music!