Fri April 4, 2003 5:51:39 AM
The Chat was BONKERS huh?????
I actually had fun cause I was only seeing the “nice” questions…so although it was hectic for me, I know it was WAY MORE hectic for you. Thanks for hangin’ in there. I liked the suggestions made about how it make it better and believe me this won’t be the last one. Even with all the madness, I was happy to be able to hear and see YOUR questions(at least some:-)
Y’all are to deep, I Love it…some of my fam was in the backround sayin,”damn lellow they’re asking you some serious questions, what ever happened to what’s your favorite color?” I laughed, than laughed even harder when the next question that came up was, “whats you’re favorite color?”HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
I know a lot of you didn’t get to ask the questions you wanted…I wasnted to see who was in the room, but I couldn’t see names. All good baby, we’ll hook it up and make it betta!

Oh, lemme say
when I answered the question about KRUCIALKEYS that was just a general question that many people kept asking so I decided to address, but that wasn’t the question that won the first contest AKFC put together. In fact, I received soo many good questions for that, I still intend to answer; some through the AKFC newsletter(which is the hottest, I love writtin’ for that) and some in future diaries. Some folk were alil confused about that.

So b4 I go to sleep, finished workin on 2 bombs today(figuratively speakin’)
lemme answer one question I saw on the boards alil while ago, special just for you and our thang we gotz goin on:-)

The question was something to the nature of, how do you write songs, or begin the process of writing(I’m sure I’m messin’ it up, but thats the feel)

For everyone it’s different. That’s one of the greatest things. Finding out how it works for you and what brings the most out of you. Often it doesn’t stay the same, so you’re constanly realizing what puts you in the best zone.
For me, writting comes directly form a specific source. Like something that just happened to me, a coversation, a STRONG emotion, a line in a book, a word…anything
usually I seize that exact moment to write down what a felt, even if it makes no sense or it doesnt rhyme, or its sooo messy. Or I will call my V.M. and leave my self a message if I have no pen, or only a melody
than later when I have time alone, I like to sit quietly, most times at my piano, many times not and I revisit what I felt, I allow myself to say everything that my heart feels about it with no judgement, till I get all I need out…..and I feel the Spirit in the song. Then I begin to arrange it, or share it, or get feedback. The most important thing for me when I write is that I propery express that emotion that struck me so deeply. Even if it has a strange structure, or none at all, no rhyming words or a crazy time signature. The reason I love music so much is cuz it has no rules; anything goes! I try my best to be true to my spirit, not rules or regulations, or doing it how someone else does it(although that’s a great way to start if you are just beggining to write)
I think the most important thing is, every song is not gonna nessicarily be the GREATEST one in the universe, but it always holds great powers if it’s spoken with the truth of your soul.

Don’t compare yourself to anybody but yourself…..and as long as you put effort into trying to be a betta YOU, than you are already on your way to becoming the BEST!
very exciting to know that with time we only deepen!

Respect to the fam
keep bangin’

love=love

Ak