Creating Quote by Van Morrison
“You have to remember that writing those sorta songs is not reality, it's more like trance, dream, y'know, like dreamwork. The mythical thing can enter the creating but there's the mythical place and the real place. And there's both...I get it between waking and sleeping. Or, when I'm doing something else. I don't sit down and think I'm gonna write about subject X or subject Y. I could be doing something and an impression comes in from outside and the song emerges out of that. It's never thought about or contrived.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: 1990s Music Magazine, 1995
Creative inspiration often arises spontaneously, between consciousness and subconscious, not from deliberate planning.
In simple terms: Creativity flows spontaneously.
Key Takeaway
Embrace unplanned inspiration.
Themes
creativity
spontaneity
dreams
Mood
reflective
artistic
Type
inspirational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- songwriting
- painting
- improvisation
- problem solving
Key Concepts
psychology
artistic process
Questions to Reflect On
- When have you let intuition guide your work?
- How do you capture fleeting ideas?
A Different Perspective
Relying solely on spontaneity may lack structure.
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