fact of it is, most of what one can write has probably been done before
I gave up deliberately trying to be different & just let the inspiration flow. Obviously if it's to close to something then it's time to rethink. I like it when people say "it reminds me of something, but I don't know what"
I aslo sometimes "write in the style of" Steely Dan is a biggy of mine & I've also written songs that are obviously inspired by eg. SRV. The track in question became a tribute to SRV
IMHO people can lose a lot of the essance by striving so hard to be different. Just let the music happen & if it makes you (the author) smile then it's right
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