Originally Posted by: RazboI think an analogy might be driving. Like when you first start, it's a little overwhelming, all the things you need to be on top of: blinkers & brakes & clutches and not hitting anything lol. Then the mechanics of driving become second nature and you just start focusing on the road ahead.

It's like a little taste of what it must be like to be truly skilled. ....Someday.... :)

Perfect analogy sir.

I realized I get into the zone easier when I am actually not concentrating on the guitar (just as the analogy of driving w/o having to focus on driving). For example ill be playing guitar while watching the Sopranos, and ill get into that flow. Perhaps that is the subconscious at work...?

I just remembered that long ago I read an interview from Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. He said that he wrote a lot of their Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album (arguably their best, or at least most successful... not the same thing!) while he was watching TV. Quite interesting isnt it...