Introduction

I should start this by saying that I am not a musician. My musical experience amounts to five and a half years of choir, four years of voice lessons, and a year and some odd months of piano lessons, and the majority of this experience was in high school-nothing worth bragging about. I should also mention that I’m not exactly a music junkie; there aren’t a lot of bands that I obsess over, I don’t go to tons of concerts, and the amount of classic songs that I’ve never even heard is kind of embarrassing.

I may not have much of a musical background, but I do love music. I love hearing a great song on the radio, cranking up the volume, and filling my car with the glorious, window-and-dashboard-vibrating sound. I love singing songs I’ve had memorized since I was a kid at the top of my lungs (as long as absolutely no one is around to hear me). I love how the right combination of well-written lyrics, gorgeous voices, and the right instruments can completely transform my mood-reduce me to tears, send the best kind of chills up my spine, make me feel like I can fly. As clichéd as it sounds, music is magical.

  I also love writing, although I haven’t done much of it in quite a while. I guess being out of school for a year has made it difficult; before, I had to write all the time for class, from research papers to screenplays, so it was easy to do it for fun because it was already a part of my routine. Lately, though, I haven’t had much time for it. Whenever I do have a chance to write, I can never think of anything to say. Inspiration hasn’t struck in a long time. I need motivation.

That’s where the music comes in. I might not be a music buff, but I still have a good amount to say on the subject. If I’m going to get back into the habit of writing on a regular basis, the best place for me to start is a topic that I can ramble about. This blog will be a mix of different types of posts. There will be a few top five lists (because I’m way too easily distracted to write anything longer), reviews of specific songs and musicians, and blurbs about shows I go to. I’m not sure how often I’ll update, but I will try really hard to have one new post up every two weeks. Yeah, I know it’s not a lot, but I do have a full time (soul-sucking) job that takes up most of my time, and I’m still getting back in the habit of writing regularly, so it’ll have to do for now. I have a couple pieces already partially written, so I might have something new sooner than two weeks from now, so keep checking back here for updates!