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Your 2025 challenge has really inspired me! I’ve always thought that writing a good song is the coolest thing that anyone could ever do, but I’ve never tried it myself because it feels like it’s reserved for the “geniuses” or the people who started super young or who are naturally good at it. I’m in my early 30s with some basic instrument skills, and now my goal for this year is to improve at music theory and instrument playing so that by the end of the year I can write at least one song that I actually like. Thanks for helping me break down that barrier of thinking that doing cool stuff is reserved for other people!

Dreamy vibes ❤️

Keep it up my friend! ⚡️

The song sounds great! I love the acoustic sound. It reminds me a bit of Yosemite by Lana Del Rey. You should definitely keep working on it

you just popped up in my feed and you are asking all the questions i am. never been a great writer but ive always loved music and admired how people can just seem to say what they feel in an artful and insightful way. you are inspiring me that its okay to be a beginner, you just have to keep going :) please keep writing and playing and singing

I loooved this one, I'd me delighted to hear an extended version of this You think you'll ever do that with any of your songs?

you're inspiring! it encourages me as a new songwriter. Thanks for being brave and putting your new songs and your process!

What a genuine youtuber, I love it, keep at it man!

good luck! It's interesting!

Love the lyrics, some of them are wonderfully terrible and others are terribly wonderful

lol love this!

You're really talented! I liked the message of the song a lot! Looking forward to the next one

Best one yet!

I *just* came across your channel, day 1 got recommended by RUclips for me and I've loved what you're doing! I also read your channel's description and i thought it was a great philosophy. Do you have an Instagram where i can follow you?

Holy crap: that tune is amazing! Goosebumps!!

Let's Ffff gooooo! 🙌🔥💪

I feel like a balance is of both types of thinking is good, or even just knowing when to switch from one to another. I had someone explain to me like, go easy on yourself first just to get all those ideas out there. They may feel cringey or too straight forward but maybe thats what the song needs. After you've gotten everything out then its time to refine a bit, after each reassessment get a little more specific or critical. Writing is re-writing, and things might feel like they're never done. You can always be learning and growing but it starts with going easy on yourself! I'm definitely not perfect at this and its way easier said than done, but I think it's a good way to look at it! Also great stuff here today! To me it kinda sounds reminiscent of "Need 2" by Pinegrove or the intro to "Watch Your Mouth" by the Backseat Lovers. Similar kind of melodies with an acoustic guitar. Sounding good man!

i was thinking about what you said about worrying about the quality of your lyrics and i don't think you should constrain yourself (necessarily) to the every day rule if you find something that you think needs more time. So for example if you DO start creating a song and are writing something that you think needs time to flesh out the ideas and convey it in a way you truly like, i find myself (for someone who has yet to make a song only just ideas so cant really be giving advice lmao) that if i find something i truly like i think its better to put in on the back burner like i have some songs that i have been "writing" for months now that i vaguley passively thinking about it and theyre slowly forming idk if this makes any sense but i think if within say the first twenty minutes if you get an idea you really love make a note of it and move on because i think making a song a day is going to be brilliant for you genuinely and youll improve on all aspects really so then you can take what youve learned and apply it to these ideas youve pushed back if that makes sense but i have no idea. Some of the best songs ever written have been written in one sitting so each to their own!

Nice one. Really liked yesterday's song as well. I think you've got a lot of the right ideas about this sort of thing. The only way to really become more creative is to put in the work. Obviously much easier said than done though, so wishing the best on this journey and looking forward to future songs.

Happy new year, Alex! Love this idea, good luck

Sounds really really good! Very damian ricey loved it

I'm excited to hear the stuff you're gonna make this year from this! Day 1 sounding great and really like the implementation of fx and the birdsongs. Also crazy that I just uploaded a video of me doing something similar for a month. I learned a heck of a lot about music, my writing style and flow, so I'm hoping you're able to learn a lot as well! Wishing you the best of luck, will be looking forward to the videos!

good luck with this challenge! i've been wanting to get back into making music because i've never been able to get myself to commit to it outside of a school setting meaning i haven't touched anything in years.(i'm hoping that by watching others do what i want, it'll get me to get up and work on it... eventually lol. maybe i'll do a challenge myself to figure it out. i really did like the song you made! the softer sound is sometihing i've always been drawn to my entire life, and it was so relaxing to listen to! very atmospheric, but not in an overwhelming way. i'm excited to see your check-ins and hear all your songs!

Just discovered your channel, really good stuff man! love the content, and your musical style!

Great job keep up the good work!

I feel these vibes in the beginning so much haha. Great video, I'm def taking away some inspiration from it! My favourite is the end section about the strokes remake. And "I'm free!" haha I felt this after publishing my recent video that took me A LOT of time to sift through ;_;

man this version is so fire, thanks for i can listened this, congratulatin man

Beautiful happy dog ❤ very well loved

is 17:10 elder scrolls soundtrack

great process video, i love your earnest demeanor and willingness to be vulnerable within your lyrics. fear of failure or sounding "mid" is honestly the biggest thing holding me back from creating so this was a needed message. subscribed and excited to see what comes next!

aye shout out @ethan Davis

Harold Speed said: “Painting is 4 years of drawing, 4 years of painting, and then another 4 years of learning to draw again.” So as a painter(Oil Painter) you’d train as long as a surgeon.

As someone who has studied visual arts, I was taught that it’s good to copy to learn because it was done in the Renaissance. I’m surprised that none of our history teachers have ever told us that in the Romantic era that was frowned upon. The more you know! But I see it as a way in which society changes and that one has always to do what they please (as long as they don’t hurt anybody, ofc!). Because some things will be frowned upon during an era but might not be on the next. Humanity is weird xD

Man, keep doing the good work! This video is so calming and inspiring, just feels really refreshing. I’ve been writing my own songs for 3-4 years at this point, and I always feel frustrated when it comes to recording and song production, but this approach of yours sounds really fun. Also I notice that in my song writing process I also sticked to that ‘steal like an artist’ approach, not even being aware of it, and it’s probably been the most inspiring way to write songs for me, as I could just play around with chords or similar melody taken from the song that I like, and it usually led to interesting results.

this was such a nice video essay and with a little bit food for thought :) good one!

youtube recommended this to me

Dat production quality 📈

Great video!

I always tell my students in my photography class a lyric from mewithoutYou. "To the perpetually plain and the incurable inane a glass can only spill what it contains." If you aren't filling yourself with history, philosophy, personal experience, and others art. You'll never have anything to say with your art.

When do we go get a beer?

Spend some time finding vocal chains you like!! Melda has from free pitch correction tools if you dont have any already!! Great vid keep up work!!

I think art.... or at least good art, it draws on our experience of the world. Yes you need the technical skills, and the artistic spark and all that.... but you also need to have something to show or say. If fuel is your musical ability, you also need something to react it with. A spark without air, is as ineffective as art without your life experience. There's a reason why so many songs are love songs. Love is an easy way to communicate a lived experience. ^Did this sound deep?...... Plz say yes lol. I've always wanted to be profound Haha..... Anyway, I'm really liking these videos! Might just be the accent but you do give a bit of the hbomberguy/hank or John green video-essay vibes. Hope everything turns out alright!

13:15 - This reminds me a of a song haha. Have you heard 'Didn't Fix Me' by the band Dawes?

One thing to keep in mind...... it seems most successful artists didn't know what they were going to become. Their 'artistic vision' from when they were starting out is vastly different from who they are now. I think too often we set expectations for ourselves. Life is not a movie or book. There is no overarching narrative arc. Rather, the next page is simply built on the previous. The skills we learn, people we meet, and decisions we make today, accumulate and impact the choices presented to us tomorrow. Rarely do people get a glimpse of where they will end up. Don't beat yourself up for not knowing where you want to go. Just pick a direction, and start walking :)

Hey! This randomly came up in my suggested videos, i'm literally on the same path, took 6months leave of absence in september, out here at home creating every day. Would love to connect and maybe hold eachother accountable if you need anything to that effect. inspiring stuff man

I feel artistic vision and style are fairly similar, as some people may not like your vision, and how style develops throughout your journey

Enjoying following your journey here. Viewing artistic vision as a skillset to develop feels spot on. I was actually about to comment about WeeklyBeats as it seems like it'd be right up your alley. This has been my first year doing it and the community has been great + the learning that comes from forced consistent output. Only 3 weeks left though (runs every other year).

Amazing video. I think I have the same fear that you had, where I think that I don't have the potential to creatively express myself (that creative vision), and at the same time be satisfied by what I create, I just haven't been able to do that yet. And my "idols" are also unbelievably creative people. Thank you for making this video, you're sincere and honest and I think I'll look at my own problem a little differently now. Crazy that your video was only seen by 45 people, I'm glad I don't it recommended.

Great to see the journey you're on ... And so awesome that you made all your own backing music! Fusing modalities like a true artist🔥

This is actually very inspiring for me, thank you for making content like this! (also your speaking voice is very calming)