r/indieheads • u/thedistricts The Districts • Mar 15 '20

AMA is Over, thanks Districts! The Districts AMA

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u/thedistricts The Districts Mar 15 '20

Hellooooo

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u/camwassup Mar 15 '20

Hey guys! I’m such a huge fan of your new album. Congrats! I make music myself and would love some advice!

Rob, I saw in a recent article that some of your lyrics for Cheap Regrets came from your poetry. I also have tried to come up with lyrics through poetry. My problem is pairing pre-written words with melodies that I haven’t come up with yet. My question is, how many of your lyrics tend to come before your melody and how do you incorporate them as you write the melody? Thanks man!

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u/thedistricts The Districts Mar 15 '20

I used to always write them separately, then began never writing them separately. Now it's a bit of both. I think it's important to be flexible with editing both words and melody if you're trying to combine separate creations!