The Creative Act

It seems that the act of creation requires an emotional state.

Me? I require an exhilarated state of mind to get me going. Usually I can get myself into a great mood by listening to music.

I know some people need to be depressed, or experiencing some kind of emotional trauma.

Most people try to achieve the altered state through drugs, alcohol, etc. The only problem with drugs is that they supress the natural abitlity to create on a quantum level. Im sure that it affects the ability to create art as well and not for the better.

A meditative state would be the best but also the hardest to get to in our busy busy environment.