Music, don't over think it.. I write a lot of songs.. "Music".. I have used a technical approach, I have used my heart. I have written the words first & I have built the tune around a "hook" line. After many years I have come to see the deal is to ...enjoy music writing , fool around with notes, play around with words. Write your stuff down, sing a little something into your smart phone. When you have something you like work on it.. Craft it, like a piece of clay or a painting.. If it fights ya, put it down for a while & work on something else. 1/8 notes, quarter notes, flats', sharps , minors, major scales take care of themselves. Record your stuff on your smart phone or whatever you have, listen to it & craft it again or let it rest..Above all have fun... Music is math, but it is also art. Art will win every time.. enjoy your self Fatty.... ps , the photo is of me & my wife , we have been playing & writing together for a very long time.