Music for me has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember, I have so many memories of hearing my parents 60’s and 70’s music in the background, along with that fact that growing up as a dancer I was also listening to music for the majority of my days.
When I was really little I first started off listening to Michael Jackson, Cher, and Shania Twain. (I know a very odd combo) then as I had gotten older it moved to the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber than that developed to One Direction, which led to 5 Seconds of Summer, Ed Sheeran, Little Mix, The 1975, Halsey, Twenty One Pilots, and also all the other mainstream pop artist that are on the radio. I do still listen to a lot of Michael Jackson still and whenever I am homesick I end up listening to classic rock and music my parents play.
Needless to say, I am obsessed with music; I cannot sit in silence when I’m alone. Music is always there for you, there are millions of songs you can relate to, and that is the beauty of it.
There are so many artists and albums that I am OBSESSED with. I cannot just like a song or an album a normal amount. I listen to it on repeat for about a month daily until I realize there are other songs I like listening to. But I always find I have to be in a specific mood to listen to them, which I feel is the same of most people.
I love how music is such a universal thing that basically everyone enjoys, and how everyone has their own taste and it doesn’t matter what you like (except if you like country music… sorry, I don’t understand how there are thousands of songs that involve trucks and tractors)
I appreciate growing up in a household where music was always around, none of us are musically inclined but our appreciation for it is there. I am still trying to teach myself the ukulele, but it is a very slow work in progress. I have always wanted to play the guitar and the ukulele was an easier and cheaper way of learning a string instrument.
All in all, music really is therapeutic for many others and myself, I don’t have to tell you that. This is just my ode to music, to say how much it has saved myself and many of my friends alike. It’s a friend who will always be there for you and will never let you down.
