My Favorite Drug
Every single day, life goes up and down. It takes us everywhere in the blink of an eye and back again, through the chaos and the fun and the fickleness. We think we're happy and minutes later we're totally unsatisfied. We've got all the energy in the world and then moments later we're drained, and not even the biggest cup of coffee has the power to help us.
Everyone has something that can pick them up, something that never fails in that moment of need. It consistently makes things better. It's different for everyone, but for me, there's no doubt that music is the drug. It's like a get-happy-in-an-instant pill. It lifts the weight off. It makes everything else go away.
I don't believe I randomly ended up with this appreciation for music. It's ingrained in me, and I thank God every day for it. I've been through my fair share of dark times, and tried many remedies for them. But nothing works as fast as an excellent melody does. I can only hope every moment in Heaven would sound like the most beautiful aria ever performed. What a wonderful way to live every day!
I'm working on music again, visiting old songs and breathing new life into them. I'm a somewhat selfish musician, writing songs for the sheer joy of it instead of songs the general public might love. I'm taking techniques that are current and putting my own twist on them. I'm including a ton of reverb, because it literally makes my heart smile and my lungs open up bigger than ever when I play it back. And I'm closing my eyes and swaying back and forth, tapping my foot and traveling someplace else. If anyone saw me, I'm sure I'd look like a crazy person.
But this is me in excellent shape. This is me doing what I love and looking forward to the day in the not-so-distant future when I can share my collection of work with everyone. This is me getting my fix, and it's an addiction I won't ever give up.
Everyone has something that can pick them up, something that never fails in that moment of need. It consistently makes things better. It's different for everyone, but for me, there's no doubt that music is the drug. It's like a get-happy-in-an-instant pill. It lifts the weight off. It makes everything else go away.
I don't believe I randomly ended up with this appreciation for music. It's ingrained in me, and I thank God every day for it. I've been through my fair share of dark times, and tried many remedies for them. But nothing works as fast as an excellent melody does. I can only hope every moment in Heaven would sound like the most beautiful aria ever performed. What a wonderful way to live every day!
I'm working on music again, visiting old songs and breathing new life into them. I'm a somewhat selfish musician, writing songs for the sheer joy of it instead of songs the general public might love. I'm taking techniques that are current and putting my own twist on them. I'm including a ton of reverb, because it literally makes my heart smile and my lungs open up bigger than ever when I play it back. And I'm closing my eyes and swaying back and forth, tapping my foot and traveling someplace else. If anyone saw me, I'm sure I'd look like a crazy person.
But this is me in excellent shape. This is me doing what I love and looking forward to the day in the not-so-distant future when I can share my collection of work with everyone. This is me getting my fix, and it's an addiction I won't ever give up.
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