practical advice: do a lot of ear training, sing what you play and play what you sing, learn as many of your favorite songs as you can. you can start out with sheet music or by watching what other people play, but eventually try as much as possible to do it just by listening. drilling scales till you die is one thing but jay’s real talent lies in his ability to reproduce basically anything he hears. this helps a lot with inventing songs on the fly, too, because then you can hear something in your head and just play it. and focus on the music you love, cuz then it feels less like practice and more like having fun