A Different Approach to Songwriting

Hello everyone. In this post i'm going to explain a method of writing original music that has been useful for me. Now you may be familiar with the concept of a Ouija board. Where you put your hands on the planchette and it moves around the board, as you try to make contact with the paranormal. This technique uses a similar idea, only it's not for contacting the dead, it's for creating an original composition! All you have to do is turn on a tape recorder, and sit in front of a piano. Just begin hitting notes at random.  That's right, that's all you have to do. Now it's best not to just start banging on the piano, playing clusters of notes at once, because that'll get you nowhere. Play with form, like you normally would. Close your eyes and just move your fingers wherever you feel like. It'll sound like a huge mess at first, but as you keep going, something will come out of it. It's important not to stop though, keep going for a good few minutes. Then, listen to your recording, and listen for the good bits. It's impossible to go through this exercise without getting anything. I've found that you'll always get something.
I got this idea from the book ,The Day Metallica Came to Church. There's a part in that book where the authour gives a theory that songs are just floating in the air. All musicians have to do is reach out and grab one. That idea really amazed me and blew my mind, because in a way, it's true. Just look at all the different composers throughout the years. All the many varieties of artists. The billions of songs that exist across the globe, each one unique in its own way. Surely they don't come from nowhere. The same thing can be said about other forms of art, such as painting or writing. It's ridiculous to think that people come up with these things on their own without any spiritual help. Whether they know it or not, they're all being inspired by an energy around them. At least, that's what I believe.
I've experimented using this method and found that it's quite effective. You may not always get beautiful results, but you get results. So if you're looking for something to do, I'd highly suggest you give this technique a try. As with anything, the more you do it, the better you get at it. So try it out, you've got nothing to lose!