...playing music: performing, touring, and travelling the world!
...people who will positively impact my life.
...variation...its what keeps me going! It turns the monotony of a routine day into a worthwhile adventure through rush hour traffic. Really, without music I'd feel lost, direction less, and without purpose. There is no one particular style that appeals to me more than another...just a pallet of emotions ... it's all about life's ever changing moods and energies which can instantly be recalled and experienced by pushing play. I truly appreciate all music from all time periods. It's an obsession that drives me a little bit crazy, but I'd have it no other way! I have gathered a widely eclectic collection ranging from the keystones of the Baroque and Classical periods to the more modern rock, metal and hardcore...if its good, its good...simple...i know the moment i hear it...it just feels right...no explanation needed! The best music/song is one in their rawest state of sincerity- when all the bs is put aside and you speak (instrumentally or vocally) with conviction. Some of the popular music out there just rubs me the wrong way- but I still understand why it IS popular...then again some of the music I absolutely love, makes others (as one said) "anxious and uncomfortable", others, well honestly just can't stand it...regardless...one thing I've learned with my evolving taste in music is that it is aabsolutely and completely subjective...love it or leave it- just appreciate it!
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here's a few on my shelf...the art of war, 48 laws of power, an international thesaurus, a massive medical dictionary, a huge guitar encyclopedia, a ton of music college texts and a few o chem and bio monsters.
Anyone who refuses to settle for anything less than their dreams...people who rise and make their stand when others scatter and flee...anyone significant that has impacted my life causing me to reconsider myself or my beliefs.