Truly Listening

As I continued to read the book I chose for my book review, the more insight I must say I gained on music and Life. I learned the capability of music and what music is individual of everything else. Music is art and vibrations. It isn't just heard, it is felt. I remember making these points in an earlier blog, but this book I read just reinforces those points.

In the book the two main characters go to a natural park to just sit and listen to the animals. One of the main characters makes the point that it is a shame that the animals who are in sync with each other and hear each other don't have ears and humans who do have ears only listen to what they want. They were listening to the crickets and frogs "talk" to each other through a synchronized language, and as the crickets chirped the frog was quiet and vice-versa. As humans, we don't truly listen. We think we master a subject, we think we know all about music and we use guides and teachers, and lessons to teach us about music, and we just stop listening to MUSIC. Music is alive and exists in everyone, but instead of listening we just try and "create" music and turn it into a profit. When the animals in the forest listen, they feel the vibrations, the music flows through them and I believe this is how humans should let music affect them. Let music or whatever your passionate about be apart of your body. Don't put any effort into trying to be perfect, just flow with the passion, experience your passion.
Feel and live the realness of music (or your other passion) and let it surround your body. When doing something, when living something it shouldn't be one-sided and viewed just how you want to view it. in the case of music, one should appreciate it and not let expressing music turn into a chore. Many artists had rough lives and in order to express themselves, they turned to music. They expressed themselves through music and did so because it made them feel better and they were able to live their life through music. Once becoming famous, they lose music because it becomes all about making money and keeping up with the new style, and how many gigs they could book in a month, and how many awards they are nominated for /win. They are no longer interested in music for music, music isn't what they live through. Music has become a daily chore, something to do just to be famous and get the newest Lexus. Think about it, how do you think this is affecting music? Is turning music from a means of expression and life into a business killing music? If music could talk, what would she say?