Music

I'm incredibly jealous of anybody who can write or play great music. Music is literally on of my favorite things in this world and the people who make it I envy. I so wish that I too could be able to compose a great symphony or at least play the guitar.

Music is one of the most central things to people because it is able to evoke emotions like nothing else. It's strange how something like sounds is able to create such an emotional response from people. Forget lyrics for a second, because instrumentals, too, have a great capacity to change our moods. Take for example movies. Without the background music, who knows if films like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter would have been as gripping without the great soundtracks to support what was happening on screen. It adds such a powerful element to film that could never be replaced by anything in comparison.

Although lyrics aren't central to the music they do add a nice touch. If the instrumental of a song was the cake, then the lyrics are the frosting and the candles. Sometimes I'm not even listening to the literal meaning of the lyrics so much as I am to the sound of the singers voice. Sometimes the voice just compliments the piece nicely enough and if I don't want to put effort into actually hearing what they have to say I don't really have to. But, when the lyrics are actually very good, it's like the difference between an A and an A+. When I am not only pleased by the song ascetically because it's general sound is nice but when the lyrics have a deeper meaning... it's just great.

But what I feel most strongly about is my desire to be able to create music like this. I'm no great musician myself, although I can play the piano marginally well from my six or so years of lessons. But to be an incredibly talented, creative musician would be amazing, I would imagine anyway. If I get this much joy out of listening to music, imagine what it would be like to play it? I can only speculate that the sense of self-worth and blissfulness would be out of this world. 

That is why I want to be a great musician. Not for the fame or recognition it might bring, but just for the simple face that I had the ability to create great music. Of course, I'm talking about my definition of great music but I know a lot of people that share my tastes so I feel confident that there would be an audience for me if I were good enough. I want to be a great musician so that I could see the reactions of people who heard what I could create and for the feeling of performing a beautiful song on stage. Unfortunately, this dream will never be realized, but its always nice to think "what if?"