No, I’m no musician. I wish I was but I only have lame to extraordinarily lame guitar skills, croaky vocals [if I even have any to begin with], and I absolutely have no foundation to any musical knowledge of sorts. That, however, does not stop me from appreciating different sorts of music. And sometimes, this appreciation of mine often leads to me being selfish and overly greedy about the music I like.
I’ve kind of developed this attitude where I listen only to underground acts and that the more popular a band or music gets, the more I tire away from listening to it. It’s often one of the things that some of my friends tease me about, but in my defense, I’ve seen lots of bands who, after getting the fame and recognition that I no doubt think they deserve, creates more music that ain’t closely at par with their previous work. I get disappointed and it just sucks how fame and money puts their music in the business of making more money and not making good music anymore.
I won’t deny that I used to feel pride when I discover a band that none of my friends know about, and then I won’t even share it to anyone but keep the knowledge of their existence to myself. I sometimes half-wished they won’t get so famous. Then, one time, this friend of mine who liked some band I used to think nobody that I know knew about, had hit me hard by telling me that I have got to give it to artists who do make it big making great music.
Of course! Who the hell makes music just for a few people to listen to? Not that they desire fame or anything, but these musicians are so passionate about their music, that they desire nothing else but to make people happy for what they write or compose. Some, if not all of them, desires to share their experiences through their music and writes about things that are dear to their hearts; break-ups, success, happiness, love, inspiration and all sorts of other stuff.
Music is not meant for a few people to keep and listen to, it’s meant for people to relate to so they may learn, be inspired, entertained, encouraged and understand that they are not alone; that somehow, somewhere out there in the expanse of this world, another soul have been through what they are going through. People need to know that people have survived the same ordeal that they are in, and so they shouldn’t quit their own battles and look forward to the day that they’re going to be victorious.
Music is a universal language, much like Mathematics is. Music in a still silence and solitude is like the light that erupts from a void of darkness. Heck, you will find music even in the deepest silence there is in this world: sadness.
Musicians hold the power to change the world, for better or for worse; and we as listeners and as fans, wield an even greater power of expanding such force to spread a great message in the world. Choose who/what you listen to, love what inspires you, and share what moves you that other people may experience the same understanding that comes to you. (Parang Word lang ni God! Haha.)
So, lesson learned: I’ll giveaway my iPod. Haha! Kidding! ;)
So, what say you? 