I've been listening to a lot of music since I've gotten back from Mexico. I have mixed feelings about this...On one hand it's like coming home to an old friend....I hate that life gets so busy that I don't have time to listen to music, discover new artists....on the other hand it's forcing me to deal with feelings that I'm not sure I can even begin to deal with...funny how music can evoke such strong emotion...I think it's interesting that music has played such a tiny role in my life over the past decade...music forces us to introspectize ( I totally just made that word up)...maybe I haven't been up for that...this reminds me of an epiode of The World of Jenks where filmmaker Andrew Jenks follows the rapper Maino around and something Maino says struck me...He was telling Jenks that he didn't start writing until he had been in prison..he was a fan of rap, but never wrote anything himself until he had been in jail for two years...He said he didn't have the time to think about things in real life, to go over "stuff in his mind." But prison gave him the time to think and reflect which eventually led to him writing..
now I'm not saying that going to prison is a good thing and that it's the only way to tap into your creativity, but I think Maino is onto something...Why do we let ourselves get so busy with life and inane details, that we abandon things that are important?
So....I would say to you today...stop a minute....Listen to one of your favorite songs, take a moment to get in touch with a friend you haven't heard from in a while, apologize, pray, cry, whatever is real for you but definitely remember to feel...because sometimes if we don't make it happen, then it doesn't...take some time...dwell on a dream....
.Sooo what's you favorite music to soul search to? Who is your go-to band when you need to think, breathe, re-evaluate, just be you???
this is one of my favorites...it's only 2 min..def. worth watching it....just lovely..
One thing I have faced regarding the feeling music is -- what identity or age do I want to access the past "me" at? The 16 year old? The 23 year old, 3o year old, or 39 year old? All different. I don't think I have one music source to always go back to!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's funny you said that..cause I tend to head toward Glen Hansard, but he's not even someone who was on my radar several years ago...different artists invoke different feelings and def. different memories...Who are you listening to these days Cap??
ReplyDeleteHave you ever abandoned music??
xo,
Donna
Seeing my nickname makes me feel like the old me! I have never abandoned music. When present music isn't doing it for me I search the past. Ex: I just bought a used copy of The Replacements "Tim," from 1985 & it's so good. I totally wish I had heard it in high school. I'm constantly listening to the last one from Interpol and I like the new ones from My Morning Jacket and Lykke Li. I'm super excited for the new Mastodon in September! guess to a young person this would all sound like 'adult contemporary' music! 20th anniversary of "Nevermind" this year!
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