i have decided to teach myself to play the guitar. and, hopefully, by the end of the year, i will write a song. at least, thats the goal. you see, when i hear music, i can feel it in my gut. it completely opens me up. listening to music, creating music. that is when im happiest. and so, i would like to add one more facet to my music creating skills. i think thats a good idea, yes? i have recently found myself listening to songs that require me to jump around my bedroom like an eight-year-old girl, singing into my hairbrush and dancing on my bed. my current obsessions have been "make it mine" and "on love, in sadness" by jason mraz, brilliant musician and future husband. i also listen to the occasional gaga, "one girl revolution" by superchick, "just can't get enough" by sam walker, and "party in the u.s.a" by miley. yes. i know. its a good song and makes my ab workout much more enjoyable. so there.
how is it that music is able to access that remote and often closed place in our souls? even the coldest heart can be moved to tears by a simple melody. Don't believe me? watch titanic without the underscoring. see if you cry then. in fact, you'll probably laugh. music fuels everything. it swoops and soars, an invisible ghost hell-bent on making us feel.. something. anything. it inspires. i am never as driven as i am when listening to "make it mine" or "car crash" by matt nathanson. music is the one language that can transcend any barrier. yes, if music be the food of love...play on.
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