[golergka]

This reminds me of how I listen to music.

If I meet a track that I really like, I don't just listen to it. I put it on the decks, try to mix it with something else and listen how it interacts with it. I put it on the grid, sample loops, hits and small sounds. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, here's a video of Four Tet doing something similar to Jackson's Thriller:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUDsVxBtVIg

Sometimes I analyze it's structure, laying empty loops in mute tracks alongside it. Sometimes I try to recreate synths that are used. Sometimes I go to whosampled.com and try to recreate the sampling process.

I'm sure writers do the same with literature they read, too.