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147 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 17 Mar \ on: Hi! I'm Ainsley, your resident singing, songwriting, sat-stacker ⚡️✨ AMA
Hi Ainsley.
Who are some of your biggest musical influences?
Where to begin! I grew up listening to a ton of Sara Bareilles, Norah Jones, Allison Krauss because my parents have great musical taste, but as I started getting older and finding my own music I liked to listen to, of course I loved Taylor Swift, Tori Kelly, Kelsea Ballerini, but then I moved to Nashville and fell in love with bands like Paramore, The Band Camino, Kings of Leon, and Carly Rae Jepsen!
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Both! When you're cowriting with other people, there is an element of you have to sit down and write a song no matter if you're feeling inspired or not. But when I'm writing by myself, I'm always trying to find things, whether its books, TV shows, or words on pinterest I've found to inspire me!
It's a fine line though because there is beauty in the discipline of making yourself write even when you don't feel creative, but I've found if I force myself to write too much when I'm not feeling it, it leads to feelings of self doubt and burn out. But like anything, it's not black and white, and both are skills to nurture!
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