So recently, I finished my "band equipment" set with drums, acoustic, bass, and Synth (FL Studio 11 Producer Edition) hoping that my friends and I could maybe release a few albums some day. I am 15 years old and mostly a guitarist and I spend a lot of time on my computer, so I'm naturally good with FL Studio. As much as I would like to start writing songs, I can't think outside my "mental box". I can't think of chords or original riffs I have a few favorite bands such as Of Monsters And Men, Wolf Gang (The British Alternative Band not Tyler the Creator), Walk the Moon, and Foster the People, so if this helps in thinning down the guidelines to writing alternative songs. Also, should I follow a song structure guideline? Or even an instrumental guideline, like bass, sub-bass, or something along that line?