What Does Music Mean To Me

Music is a five letter word that could mean so much to one person, while meaning so little to somebody else. To me, music is where I flourish; music is where I learn to find myself and learn to understand others. I get so lost in music, both listening and playing, that I find myself absent from my own reality for hours on end. Listening to music is mesmerizing, in a sense, in which I always find myself discovering new and intriguing genres, sounds and musicians. Music is so captivating to me because there is always something new and exciting to find; nothing is ever the same. For instance, nobody has the same exact voice while singing or the same exact style of bass playing. Similarly, there are always different renditions of songs to play on various different instruments. Being both a piano player and a guitar player, learning how to perform a song and perfecting it is an incredibly fulfilling feeling, in the least. Another reason that music is easily entrapping to me is because it is encompassed with deeper, unknown meaning. I take a passionate interest in the backstory of bands, their members and the significance of their lyrics. Autobiographies unveiling information about band members, such as Journals by Kurt
As a bass player and music enthusiast of many years, he has an immense appreciation for everything in relation to music. There have been countless amounts of nights when all we have done is sit in front of a t.v. or a computer together and watched old music videos or old concert videos. My Dad could have a conversation about music for hours on end, and somehow it always comes full circle despite all of the twists and turns it takes along the way. He has taught me about a variety of different genres, bands, musicians, and stories over the past 17 years of my life. I do not believe that I would know as much information about music as I do now, if it were not for