Mindful Monday - Build on the Shoulders of Giants

.°. Mindful Monday .°.
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Tune in here every Monday for a moment of pause to start your week off right.
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Build on the shoulders of giants.
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For the longest time, I thought you needed to come up with something completely original that nobody had done before in order to be a successful songwriter. It's only been in the past couple years that I've realized that nobody actually does that - everything is inspired by and stems from someone else's creation or thought.
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This is my take on "Gatekeeper" by one of my favourite artists, #feist. Building on her melodies and using different instruments, I can create something that's never been heard before, and yet it's comfortable and familiar to the listener.
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Are you holding yourself back by limiting the building blocks that you allow yourself to create with?