Rock music is life-enhancing for me. It's the continuous primal beat of the bass drum, the melodic twang and screech of electric strings, the melancholy mourn of a steel guitar, horns all haunting...smooth and bubbly, bass strings thumping rhythmically in the background. These sounds are like voices to me...extensions of the musicians themselves, creativity exuding from their pores, shouting their truth.
Music tells a story and sets the mood, sometimes bringing back vivid memories of times past: good or bad. It can also be motivating in terms of getting you going in the morning, or helping you slide through a task you'd rather not face. Music promotes dance...playful and physical: creativity for your body.
For some people music is a big part of their lives- myself included, for others...not so much. I can't imagine life without music, as life-affirming as it is. Life without music is like life without animals...dull, boring, not a happy place. Music is art...audio art. They say that the way a person plays the musical instrument is like their signature or fingerprint- no one else plays exactly the same way.
Embrace your creative side: play music, paint, sing, dance, write and do it to it! You'll feel better for it.
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