I began listening to Concrete Blonde The Bloodletting in college while writing theme papers for a class called “Masters of Horror Writing”. We studied the greats of horror, Stoker, Shelly, and my favorite, Poe. These songs were the influence behind all of my late nights of writing and sleeplessness.
The music was driven and sexy, it made me want to write, it made me want to let go and open doors to places I had never wanted to open before. So, here I am writing and listening to The Bloodletting again, this time no term papers, just me and my ideas. This was before the days of iPods and MP3’s, I had a CD player that I would set on ‘repeat’ and just let it go. Technology has changed but the effects of this album haven’t, at least not for me.
I find it funny that after all these years, when I listen to this album I can write with no fear of “hitting the wall” or being blocked in any way.
What are some of your favorite songs to listen to while you write? Let’s hear some feedback!