It happens to everyone at some point, where you just feel you can't create anything original when you sit down at the drums. You feel like you're just rehashing the same standard grooves, the same fills that you've been doing for years. You play, but your brain is completely shut off. Drumming can begin to feel like a chore. Sometimes this feeling can last for months, even years.
When you're in this kind of a rut, what do you do to get over it? Wait it out? Join a new band? Take a break from drumming? Pick up a drum book? Listen to unfamiliar music? Re-arrange your drums in a new way? Buy a new piece of gear? Play an instrument besides drums?
I definitely feel like I'm in a rut right now, and have been for a while. I've tried many of the above options with little success. Can you even force yourself to get over a creative rut, or do you have to just let things come back naturally?
When you're in this kind of a rut, what do you do to get over it? Wait it out? Join a new band? Take a break from drumming? Pick up a drum book? Listen to unfamiliar music? Re-arrange your drums in a new way? Buy a new piece of gear? Play an instrument besides drums?
I definitely feel like I'm in a rut right now, and have been for a while. I've tried many of the above options with little success. Can you even force yourself to get over a creative rut, or do you have to just let things come back naturally?