How Music Influences Your Life: The Artists You Listen to Talk About You More Than You Think

Whether we realize it or not, music is part of our lives. We all have at least one favorite song that inevitably reminds us of loved ones, or even moments in our lives that will never be forgotten.

From an early age, my life was influenced by music. I admit, here, my parents made a colossal contribution. According to the stories, my mother was intensely involved in my music education, even before I was born, frequently listening to classical music while I was pregnant – being convinced that this musical genre helps the child’s well-being.

Somehow, my mother was right. Even now, a few decades later, I still find peace in music, although later my musical tastes diversified, leaning toward other genres. Without a doubt, his love of classical music remained unchanged.

My mother’s habits in this regard continued even later when, in the evening, she used to turn off all the lights in the house, put Vivaldi’s “Seasons” on the pickup, and thus impel me to imagine, depending on sound, winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Later, the role of “music educator” was taken over by my father, who introduced me to the secrets of rock. From him I fell in love with Cargo (in the formula: Kempes, vocals), from here trying to discover on my own new and new bands that would enter, in years to come, in the top ten favorite music.

Concerts, the place where people come to meet people like them

When I reached adolescence, I inevitably discovered the magic of rock concerts, but also bands that managed to perfectly combine my mother’s musical tastes with those of my father. And that’s how I found out that there are symphonic rock bands in the world. I immediately fell in love with the music of Lacrimosa, Nightwish, Therion, Epica or Within Temptation (of course, the list is much longer than that).

They were joined by classics like Pink Floyd, Queen, Metallica, David Bowie and, a little later, Nick Cave.

The Artmania Festival was the first time I felt, in the true sense of the word, how beautiful it can be to belong to a community of “rockers” like me. You see, when I was a teenager, if you were a “rocker” you were automatically considered a “Satanist”, often being blamed for it. I am very happy to see that newer generations of rockers no longer face the same stigma.

Even so, in spite of what I said earlier, the spiritual benefits of music managed to be far more important than any small inconvenience caused by those who kept their brains locked in a box. So instead of trying to “integrate” into the flock, I kept listening to what made me happy. And I did well! Of course, it didn’t take long for me to meet people who spoke “my language.” Therefore, the need for integration by force has miraculously disappeared.

If I were to remember the concerts that marked my existence, I would mention two of them.

The first one happened at the Artmania festival, in Sibiu, in 2013, where I left convinced to see, for the second time live, those from Lacrimosa. Not only did I have my first truly extraordinary concert experience, but on this occasion I discovered, for the first time in my life, how music manages to moisten us. Imagine a torrential downpour, with thunder and lightning, and an open tent, spread out by someone over all those in his immediate vicinity, no matter if he knew them, they did.

The second experience, which I will never forget, is the one from Nick Cave’s concert, from 2018, in Bucharest. This time, the one who managed to unite the audience was even Cave, who, contrary to expectations, went down among the people, and then called some of the fans on stage, next to him, after shaking hands with all the people on next to which he passed, through the crowd. A unique lesson in humanity and candor, from an atypical artist.

Why music should not be missing from a person’s life

From my point of view, music should be a part of a person’s life. Fear not, I will not suggest that all people on the planet should listen to rock and / or classical music, because tastes (not even musical ones) are not discussed – each of us will resonate with a certain musical genre, depending by its chemical composition, but also by the education received at home, in the first years, as I mentioned at the beginning of this article. The important thing, after all, is not to let the discrepancies, in terms of musical tastes, separate us, but to give them the opportunity to unite us.

After all, music can be the ideal pastime when nothing else succeeds. My advice is that if you have not yet found the music that speaks your language, look it up. She’s definitely there, waiting to be discovered.

The artists you listen to are talking about you, just about you

As arrogant as this statement may seem, it is as true as it is contradictory. Of course, it shouldn’t be viewed ad-literam under any circumstances, because if you haven’t had the good fortune to meet any of the artists and make them feel inspired by you, no one will literally speak. , about you. But if you, as a listener, manage to find yourself in lyrics, or maybe even in those musical chords, it can certainly be said that the artist has achieved his goal.

So, yes, the artists you listen to are talking about you and your life experiences. I can’t decide, however, if they choose you, or vice versa, you choose them. Clearly, you may find yourself halfway there.

One tip: now that the restrictions have eased a bit, go to concerts and enjoy life. Sing, hop, dance and feel the vibe of those like you, to the fullest.

At the end of life, we are left with this: with beautiful memories.