Originally Posted by: aiwassyou won't get better at songwriting by stopping to practice your technique, you get better at songwriting by practicing songwriting.

True enough. Playing without a metronome, though, doesn't mean I'm disregarding skill or technicality. I practice my scales pretty intensly on a regular basis, just without a metronome. It's my opinion at this time that a metronome stifles the creative process. Didn't mean to step on your toes and I also appologize for the comment there.