“Most of the time, a melody knocks on the door of my consciousness in the wee hours of the morning just when darkness meets the light.”
In that dream, I listen to a song until I realize that it is an unborn melody.
Sometimes, I let that “parade“ go on its way. Other times, I aspire to bring it into reality before it gets lost somewhere in the far recesses of my mind. Guitar, pen, and paper in hand, I tiptoe toward the melody and try to capture it unharmed.
And the rest is just hard work.