hey bill, i like your music- i've studied music before for some time but i don't know how to write stuff- i don't get musical ideas coming into my head. if i sit down at an instrument i just play stuff i already know- how do i make a song that didn't exist before?
a good way to open the door is to try to come up with something that is definitely NOT a song. then, the music will get angry and get revenge on you by throwing songs at you