I have been thinking again about how useful the short drive to my studio is and what exactly the triggers are, that seem to generate dormant ideas.
Bizarrely, ideas seem to pop out at exactly the same point in the journey. There are two main locations: ‘Mouse Corner’, where I used to free rodents caught in a humane mouse trap prior to getting George ‘Slasher’ kitten (and Elsie ‘butterfly tickler’, his sister); and Two Flood bridge where there are always oddly parked vehicles. What is it exactly about these two points that releases the Eureka moment? Are they balanced upon lay lines?
Secondly I realised that these journeys are most productive with particular musical accompaniments: generally speaking particular songs have to be replayed several times or the magical moment of revelation is broken, this can lead to repitions of up to four or five playings of particular songs, perhaps there is some medical diagnosis for this?
At the moment, the best music seems to be: Blondie – ‘Parrallel Lines’ (but definately not ‘Eat to the Beat’), The Arctic Monkeys (particularly Sha La La La and Reckless Serenade) and, if feeling particularly despondant, or it’s a Friday; the B52s ‘Cosmic Thing’ (Deadbead Club, of course).
I have to admit to being a little tired of these, so if anyone has any inspiring suggestions I would be most interested to give them a try…..
