Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Question of the Day 2: How has music been a powerful tool in your life?

3 comments:

Meron said...

Music or to be more specific HipHop helped me maintain a level head in a time of immense struggle. I watched one of my childhood buddies get shot and killed I also got shot at the same time and went through alot of physical changes over a 2 to 3 year period. I never got any type of professional counseling to help me deal with this situation. Instead I totally immersed myself into HipHop. It was like an escape that helped me to deal with my new reality and took my mind off of being sad or angry and feeling sorry for myself. Being that I wasn't able to get around during the time I started writing lyrics myself. Which forced me to get into the dictionary since I needed to know that I was using the correct words and also expand my vocab. So while I was being entertained and perfecting a new craft I was also educating myself. Music (HipHop) saved my sanity and offered something constructive and productive to do with my time.

Ioana said...

Good question :) I usually listen music when i'm too sad or when i'm too happy. Situations like parties don't count. I have to admit that music has changed my way of thinking in different cases. Actually the lyrics are the one who always make me to think different and more optimistic. There isn't a special case where music has been a powerful tool in my life. It is always..:)

John S. said...

I love this question because I have always used music as fuel to propel me to greater things. I have also used it to soothe me out of sad situations. I am more of an R&B kind of guy so I have always found it easy to have song help me describe how I feel when words won't suffice. Today I have a great example of how music is a powerful tool because as I am writing this there it a chorus, better yet, just few words that have been replaying in my head all day. Mind you, I didn't know that this question would pop up today but I am glad it did. As of right now the song "I Want to be Successful" by Drake featuring Trey Songz has been replaying over and over in my mind. Music is powerful because these couple of words keep reminded me one, that I DO want to be successful and two, that my business keeps popping into my mind as I sing this chorus. It makes me think about strategies I want to use, ways to market myself, how to brand myself, etc. I can't stop thinking about these things all day all because of this song. This has just been a way of life for me. I have LOVED music for as long as I could remember. I reference music all the time. Music can spell out my whole life. Music gives me a rhythm to keep myself balanced to keep that drive to want to succeed.