Gabby Sophia

My Creative Process

Something I have always struggled with is being "real." While everyone else was gaining valuable experiences, having relationships, and doing things in general, I was only focused on school (for the most part). I never knew how to write about what I wanted because I felt like I had never experienced anything. Once I realized that I didn't need to write about anything specific, it all changed. 

Rather than focusing on a topic, I'll write down whatever comes to my mind. I have well over 500 notes in my "just words" folder, because I literally write down anything that I think could possibly make a song... which means there's some pretty bad ones in there. I'm not focused on what is good and what's not, I'm just writing what I think in that moment. Because of this, my songs can get very specific and super relatable. 

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Sometimes I'll have an awful experience with one person and write 2o songs about it, because that's just what's on my mind. Other times I'll start a song and not finish it until a year later, when I'm finally in the mood again. Whatever comes first, lyrics or melody or chords, I love messing around and trying out different words and notes. I hope people can see the influence of my day-to-day life in my songs.