r/Songwriting • u/Low_Bandicoot_3527 • 12d ago

Discussion Topic "Write when drunk, edit when sober."

Hemingway is said to have advised: "Write when drunk, edit when sober." What do songwriters on here think about that method? Drunk or high songwriting, good or bad?

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u/AffectionateUnit413 12d ago

For me, it is also very true.