Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might hit. And sometimes, it can come from the most 1places.
I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder (脊椎病). Okorafor was told that a simple operation could2it. But when she woke up from her3, she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.
Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her4as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also5a woman-a woman who could fly. In fact, this 6woman inspired her and helped her forget her pain. "I felt myself become7. " she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.
We never know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a8, most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find9in other places. Books, movies and10just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.
11, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty times before; it's one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it12. I decided to make that could create the same feeling as the 13. It's not done yet, but the music I'm working on now is heavily influenced by the movie's setting and characters.
Anything can 14us. You just have to be15to catch inspiration when it hits.
