What does music mean to you?

musicismylife78

What does it mean to you? What would a musicless world mean to you and could you cope? Is music a crutch for you, a shoulder to lean on when times get tough? Conversly is it also a feel good thing, something that is great to listen to when times are great?

Frankly I don’t know if I would be here today without it. In many ways it makes living bearable, even the hard times, music is what keeps me going. The knowledge that someone else has put into melody and words your feelings is something very special.

For me, music is life, its my lifes blood. For me, concerts and cd’s are life itself. Listening to a new cd, going to a concert its all life affirming stuff. It makes everything that goes on in the world bearable. For the length of a cd or the length of a show the world doesn’t matter, the outside troubles don’t matter, its heaven. Everyone forgets about their hard day, or their work, or school or issues, and they are in the moment.

Music was there for me when I was growing up, and felt angst and anger at parents. Music was there when I became political. Music was there when I got burnt out on politics, and music is here at this moment when I am trying to discover who I am and my purpose in life.

I saw Uncle Bruce on Friday, and now on Sunday I feel not depressed but like a hole is inside me, something’s missing! I miss Bruce! I miss the music. I couldn’t have asked for a better show. Literally every song I wanted him to play, he played.

For me, its simple, I don’t want to exist in a world without music. Ed’s plea’s that it will be “okay” in Come Back, Nick Drake’s beautiful but sad songs, Uncle Bruce’s youthful abandon and romanticism of being in one’s twenties with the world at your feet, Explosions in the Sky’s lush and gorgeous soundscapes, Damien Rice’s brutal emotionally charged songs, Iron and Wine’s whispered vocals, its all vitally and hugely important.

Music is life to me. Its encoded in my DNA.

I don’t know if musicians really truly comprehend the power of their songs and the power of their music on people like me and I assume others as well. It’s the power to connect. In a world where even this post is impersonal where I am posting and typing without ineracting, where everyone is using technology and no one interacts anymore, music can still bring 20,000 people who have nothing in common, together.

Without it I would be lost.

keeponrockin

Steven Tyler said it best.

It means everything yet it's undefinable.

Playing music, I get into a place where I can't get with anything else. And it's beautiful.

Joe2TheRevenge

the same thing as what the meaning of life is.

illfated

Can play it, wish I could, but I cant, so I listen to it.

DOSW

radiohead33 wrote:

What does it mean to you? What would a musicless world mean to you and could you cope? Is music a crutch for you, a shoulder to lean on when times get tough? Conversly is it also a feel good thing, something that is great to listen to when times are great?

Frankly I don’t know if I would be here today without it. In many ways it makes living bearable, even the hard times, music is what keeps me going. The knowledge that someone else has put into melody and words your feelings is something very special.

For me, music is life, its my lifes blood. For me, concerts and cd’s are life itself. Listening to a new cd, going to a concert its all life affirming stuff. It makes everything that goes on in the world bearable. For the length of a cd or the length of a show the world doesn’t matter, the outside troubles don’t matter, its heaven. Everyone forgets about their hard day, or their work, or school or issues, and they are in the moment.

Music was there for me when I was growing up, and felt angst and anger at parents. Music was there when I became political. Music was there when I got burnt out on politics, and music is here at this moment when I am trying to discover who I am and my purpose in life.

I saw Uncle Bruce on Friday, and now on Sunday I feel not depressed but like a hole is inside me, something’s missing! I miss Bruce! I miss the music. I couldn’t have asked for a better show. Literally every song I wanted him to play, he played.

For me, its simple, I don’t want to exist in a world without music. Ed’s plea’s that it will be “okay” in Come Back, Nick Drake’s beautiful but sad songs, Uncle Bruce’s youthful abandon and romanticism of being in one’s twenties with the world at your feet, Explosions in the Sky’s lush and gorgeous soundscapes, Damien Rice’s brutal emotionally charged songs, Iron and Wine’s whispered vocals, its all vitally and hugely important.

Music is life to me. Its encoded in my DNA.

I don’t know if musicians really truly comprehend the power of their songs and the power of their music on people like me and I assume others as well. It’s the power to connect. In a world where even this post is impersonal where I am posting and typing without ineracting, where everyone is using technology and no one interacts anymore, music can still bring 20,000 people who have nothing in common, together.

Without it I would be lost.

Man, I gotta give you props for this. Bravo. Couldn't have said it better myself.

IAmMyself

Music is my reason for living. I love my family and friends. But Music is what I am. Without music and PJ specifically my life would be mediocre, but with music and all that it brings, I am living the life of my dreams!

JaneNY

keeponrockin wrote:

Steven Tyler said it best.

It means everything yet it's undefinable.

Pretty much this^^^. I dance to it, I drive to it, I work to it, but its not background - it colors everything I do. Without it the world would be black and white.

catefrances

if i lived in a musicless world i would kill myself. for me music is what keeps me calm and centred. it soothes the savage beast inside me.

wolfbear

All I can say for sure is it makes me very happy. I can't imagine life without it.
I did google though and thought these were good or funny sites.

http://www.healingmusic.org/Library/Quotes/

http://www.basicjokes.com/dquotes.php?cid=15

Sian-of-the-dead

It means everything to me.

I would say it's the only 'thing' (ie. not a person) that is guaranteed to cheer me up, express my emotion, 'understand' and help me through rough times.

I'm really lucky in my daily life with regards to music though. I get into work, listening to music on my mp3 headphones, sit at my desk, open my media player and put my work headphones on... 10,000 songs on random passes the hours well. Then, I leave work for the bus with my mp3 headphones back in, get home and relax then go to bed with my headphones in again... 9 times out of 10 I'm seen with my headphones poking out of my clothing somewhere, so much so that it's become a standing joke at work... apparently I may as well be deaf to normal conversation!

I love music more than anything and I genuinely couldn't live without it.

harmless_little_f***

radiohead33 wrote:

What does it mean to you? What would a musicless world mean to you and could you cope? Is music a crutch for you, a shoulder to lean on when times get tough? Conversly is it also a feel good thing, something that is great to listen to when times are great?

Frankly I don’t know if I would be here today without it. In many ways it makes living bearable, even the hard times, music is what keeps me going. The knowledge that someone else has put into melody and words your feelings is something very special.

For me, music is life, its my lifes blood. For me, concerts and cd’s are life itself. Listening to a new cd, going to a concert its all life affirming stuff. It makes everything that goes on in the world bearable. For the length of a cd or the length of a show the world doesn’t matter, the outside troubles don’t matter, its heaven. Everyone forgets about their hard day, or their work, or school or issues, and they are in the moment.

Music was there for me when I was growing up, and felt angst and anger at parents. Music was there when I became political. Music was there when I got burnt out on politics, and music is here at this moment when I am trying to discover who I am and my purpose in life.

I saw Uncle Bruce on Friday, and now on Sunday I feel not depressed but like a hole is inside me, something’s missing! I miss Bruce! I miss the music. I couldn’t have asked for a better show. Literally every song I wanted him to play, he played.

For me, its simple, I don’t want to exist in a world without music. Ed’s plea’s that it will be “okay” in Come Back, Nick Drake’s beautiful but sad songs, Uncle Bruce’s youthful abandon and romanticism of being in one’s twenties with the world at your feet, Explosions in the Sky’s lush and gorgeous soundscapes, Damien Rice’s brutal emotionally charged songs, Iron and Wine’s whispered vocals, its all vitally and hugely important.

Music is life to me. Its encoded in my DNA.

I don’t know if musicians really truly comprehend the power of their songs and the power of their music on people like me and I assume others as well. It’s the power to connect. In a world where even this post is impersonal where I am posting and typing without ineracting, where everyone is using technology and no one interacts anymore, music can still bring 20,000 people who have nothing in common, together.

Without it I would be lost.

I couldn't say it better myself. Music is the difference between life and death for me.

Obsidian22

Music is Life and Death.
From the depths of despair to the highest of joyful glee.
Music is emotion, embedded in our human bodies, our senses, and memories.
Music is pure energy for those privy to it's healing vibrations.

I am listening to Uncle Bruce's The Ghost of Tom Joad album. Pure, simple, complicated genius.
cheers to all you lovers of music.