Jay DeMarcus Quotes

You always feel pretty good after a bye, after a couple of days off. Not having a game, you freshen up a little.

There are moments when you feel that the desire to work is fading, and the only way to bring it back is to get away from it, to put yourself in a state of frustration so you feel the need again.

Something can be said for quitting for a little while. You can get completely drained as a performer and creator. You have to fill back up.

If I feel like I've completely drained every ounce of energy out of me for this song, and I can't go any further with it, then I stop, even if the song is unfinished. Most of the time, when it's finished, it's because I've used every ounce of me to write it.

I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour.

I also just accept that I might never want to write a song again.

If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.

I've just put my heart and soul in a song and need at least a week to recover.

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music.

Maybe some people have written us off, but I think the new music today has also invigorated us.

I wake up every day thinking, 'I just can't do it anymore.' There's nothing left to say, and I'm completely dry. And then I get in the room with somebody and they say the right thing, and I'm on again.

There are whole months at a time when my head is so full of ideas that I wake in the middle of the night and lie in the dark telling myself stories. There are also long, dark nights when I just know I'll never write another word: I'm finished, empty, a husk... Oh dear, yes, twitch, yawn, how I've suffered insomnia for my art.

Poorly planned and stressful vacations eliminate the positive benefit of time away. The less the stress, the more likely you will experience a positive benefit from the time off. A positive, well-managed vacation can make you happier and less stressed, and you can return with more energy at work and with more meaning in your life.

The whole idea of doing an album is overwhelming sometimes. But, I get inspired when I get inspired and that's when it flows easily.

I usually write a lot. I don't make an album and don't write for two years and then end up with a blank paper starting over.

Because I'm traveling so much, Stockholm has become more and more a place for me to recharge and be creative, and then I head back on the road again.

Trying to write new music is definitely daunting, but I try not to overthink it.

It helps me rejuvenate when I use my energy in different directions and then come back to acting.

Anybody can have a dip in form.

Every year, you need a couple of weeks to energize as a coach and get back at it.

I guess all bands get to that point where they run out of inspiration and just get bored with the chemistry.

That desire and drive to keep going are crucial things to have, and time off gave that to me.

It is important to take short breaks for the best use of your creative talents.

If you're struggling and you just get a sense when you're writing that you might be running out of ideas, that's when I think you should walk away.

A thousand things to be written had I time: had I power. A very little writing uses up my capacity for writing.