For me, I have to put effort into writing a melody that is more driven by its rhythms than its pitches.
In fact I’ve even written an article about that to remind myself to stop doing it! The alternative is to think consciously about doing something different. I write, in fact, the same song over and over again. If I write only on inspiration according to the process that feels most natural to me, I overlook elements that can grow my style and result in new songs. Aside from a chord on a downbeat or an arpeggio, groove is the last thing on my mind. All I ever knew about groove I got from Mozart, which is to say, not much. My harmonic ideas tend to be derived from my melodic ideas, and remain more conservative if I do nothing to push them outside the box. Left to pure inspiration, I tend to gravitate towards melodies that accommodate longer, lyric-heavy lines. Let me explain: Lyrics come first, along with melody, due to years of piano practice within a classical environment. When I write, I predictably follow a writing process that is most comfortable and familiar to me. As someone who never misses a meal, I take pleasure in the daily routines that offer comfort and a sense of familiarity.
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