Listening to music is always my go to activity for all occasions. My love for music is traced back to my childhood. There are recorded videos of me as a child being hyperactive to the sound of music. I would run to the stereo, and turn the music to full volume and start running around dancing. Anyone who dared to touch the sound system would face my wrath. Music was the only thing that could calm me down whenever I cried.
I always have this weird feeling that my destiny is somehow intertwined with music. In my early teenage years, my female friends and I go into the garage, where my cousin and his band mates keep their music equipment. Then, we would pluck guitar strings and bang on the drums in an effort to compose our favorite songs. Oh, I was the lead singer.
Unfortunately for my cousin and I, nothing much came out of the practice. It was not just me and my cousin, music runs in the whole family. I remembered vividly on Friday nights, we used to do karaoke sessions where everyone took turns to sing a song, including our parents. We had these sessions recorded and then sent to our neighbors for analysis.
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The winner would get a prize, bought from our individual savings. We saved money on a weekly basis purely for the competition. Needless to say, we were the creepy neighbors next door, but that did not stop me from claiming most of the prizes. Eventually, we outgrew the karaoke sessions and now, I mostly do the listening rather than the singing.
Music gives me the needed refuge whenever I feel like my head is spinning and I just want to shut out everything around me. The good thing about music is that there is music for every occasion and feeling. Whenever I feel depressed, I listen to sad songs. They guide me and keep me company during those trying moments. Whenever I am happy, I have a collection of party songs that I dance to for hours to amplify the good feeling. The beauty of music is that it can incorporate with other hobbies. For instance, I love reading a good book, as nice orchestra music is playing in the background.
Another good thing about music is that it is universal. You do not have to understand what the musician is saying for you to enjoy it. If it makes you feel good, then it is worth listening to. I have an open mind when it comes to music. I have an extensive collection of music that transcends across many genres all over the globe. It would not come as a surprise therefore to find several songs in my phone that I really rock with and have no idea what they are talking about. However, I connect more with heavy metal and rock and roll music.
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