do you think its necesary to understand / know a lot of popular songs from today or the past if you want to be able to write songs - even if the kind of songs you want to write will sound noting like them?? I've tried to do this but its hard to take it seriously when it seems like the benefits aren't clear. how do you know when its appropriate to "learn" and when its time to "do"
if you can write, write. if you can't but still want to, then search to the ends of the earth for ways to get your life to make sense. and then try again. i'm not sure if that answers your question