Feeling unmotivated and uninspired

[Chocoholic_18_x]

I’ve been trying for ages to come up with a good song that sounds great, and I’ve had a few that I would consider “good”, but I’ve been feeling very unmotivated, and even a little depressed. I think this is because I know of artists on the same level as me (unknown) who are getting to do gigs at festivals, and there songs are playing on the radio etc... and I’ve put myself forward for the exact same things and I’ve been rejected from most of them.

Now, I’m not gonna let something as small as this stop me from what I wanna do! But sometimes you can just feel like you’re not getting anywhere and you’re just like “what’s the point?” And it sucks.

Also aside from this, I am struggling to write a song that I love, and I hear a lot of creative say they struggle with mental blocks etc... but I am feeling like this 95% of the time. And it sucks because all my life I’ve loved creating music and playing guitar and performing etc... but I do feel really uninspired most of the time and it really sucks! I don’t know what to do!

Any advice would be much appreciated! Thank you guys💚🖤x

[Hidden]

You could simply need a break, a rest to feel refreshed and then you can think about your work

[Hidden]

Where do you go for inspiration? Nature, books, other songwriters? Consider adding more people, places, things. Maybe just enjoying and broadening your outlook for a while could boost your inspiration. Try not to compare yourself to others so much!

[Blueshirt]

I would suggest that each day take a long walk, for a couple of hours. Switch off your thing from music, just observe what is going on around you. And, when you get home just sit down and recall your walks and what you saw. Concentrate on your breathing, air in and out; a simple meditation and sooner or later after one of these walks inspiration will return unbidden when you are least expecting it. Good luck; best wishes

[Musicever]

It is the same as me...rejected too and same

[Musicever]

I love music too it is a very good and true friend of mine too ❤️

[Musicever]

Maybe thinking something happy like music will help...but I know sometimes not easy but will try