Hey folks its Adam. I am headed into the woods by myself for a couple of weeks to write some songs. Gonna drive out into Appalachia and set up camp out in the middle of nowhere with a tent, fishing pole, guitar, and a lot of paper. I leave tomorrow morning.
I'm doing this because we tour so much that we don't have a lot of time to write. I have noticed that as bands get busier and busier they never leave enough time to themselves to just work on new material- and in the interest of keeping our songs fresh, interesting, and meaningful, I am heading out on my own. I've always written best when I am alone, bored, or lonely. This should hopefully give me a lot of new ideas, and also flush out the many tidbits of songs that have accumulated in my head over the last year or so. When I get back I'll show what I have to the band and they'll pretty much tell me whats good and what Isn't and then we'll go into full time rehearsals. If it works really well- I'll probably go out and do it again!
Anyway- wish me luck - to many songs, plentiful fish, and zero bear-maulings
Adam
oh ps- I think I am gonna bring a camera and maybe a little video unit to document some of the process. Might be cool to have down the line.
Lets hope it doesn't come to this.