One day I feel like i'm on top of the world writing hooks left right and centre and the next I can't even sustain a simple chord progression without giving up.


I'm not even interested in LISTENING to music as well, I just feel so burned. Is it best to just ignore it and not produce for a while all together?

It's a shitty form of writers block, how do you deal with it?

It happens. To everybody. It's not a shitty form of writers block.. it IS writers block.

How do you deal with it? You move on and do something else... read a book, take a walk, watch a movie, etc..

Don't worry... this feeling is temporary. It's not the end of the world... it's just a part of the process.

It's just like a relationship.. sometimes you need some time and space away from your partner. But you always come back.

thanks guys, it's a really depressing feeling as if you're completely useless. Borderline depression

Yes it comes and goes. Can't deal with it really, I've seen all the advice but when to rollercoaster starts ascending theres nothing I can do really. Evertyhing just sounds like shit and I feel worthless.

Sometimes I feel super motivated and I try to make the best of those times.

All this goes hand in hand with my real life (not related to music). If things are going well then music is more enjoyable but when the depressive times hits, well, havent found a solution.

It happens to us all... I think the more experienced you get, the more rarely you get this. Also when you produce consistently it will happen less.

Second to that, I also think that other things that are happening to you in life are causing it as well.

For me, its quite the other way around. When I was starting out I rarely got too overwhelmed about music related stuff and everything was pretty fun. Now as I get better the frustration and angst increase. It's getting worse every year as I get better.

I went through A TON of this earlier on in my music making endeavors. It is the worst feeling in the world. Especially when, as you mentioned, not only do you not want to produce, but the thought of listening to music doesn't inspire you at all either.

The best piece of advice I wish I could give to every new producer in the world like me is read The Artists Way. Reading that book may have been the best thing I ever did for myself. It puts the joys and struggles of creative endeavors into perspective. It helps you understand why these periods of frustration happen and how to get past them.

Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Julia-Cameron/dp/1585421464/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453573847&sr=8-1&keywords=the+artist%27s+way

The important thing is to fill your life with other things! Music is undoubtedly my biggest source of happiness but it can also be my biggest source of frustration. Having plenty of other things to focus my time on really helps.

Snow's advice is a good one.

I deal with this really a lot. Especially when having sort of demanding job, this happens every other day. Not feeling to even listen to music. ...so I can't give a real advice as I haven't found one yet but ... there was this movie I postponed watching for a long time. I used is as a "devider" between job and also kinda demanding hobby. Just to empty that brain a bit before filling it with music. ...and it work great yesterday. ...so try this too and we'll see.

The strangest thing is that dealing with the recent fit of depression has actually increased my productivity in the studio. But I still run into times where it's hard for me to get out of bed, let alone get in the studio, so I can relate to this feeling.

In time, it will pass. Keep your chin up.