So what's the big deal about music?

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Without music, life would be a mistake!

Here are a couple of lyrics to describe my relationship with music (sorry if they're just too cheesy for some):

Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past

To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
In this world of troubles
My music pulls me through

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
Mm-mm, she says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I've often wondered, how did it all start
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart like a melody can
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan

I don't particularly like today's music however i do like music in the early or mid 90s though.

It's a highly personal thing, and there's many people who are just not as attracted to music.

I'd divide people into three categories: those who are likely to focus their energies on other things, those who seem to only listen to popular music (often because they are satisfied with it and/or simply don't want to search for anything else) and those who really focus on specific types and know a lot about one or more genres.

One of these types isn't necessarily better than the other, though.

I never listen to music on its own - it does nothing for me when it doesn't outright annoy me. Music as part of a larger scene (as in a video game or film) can add to the atmosphere of the scene, but even then I sometimes turn it off anyway.

I like music with lyrics, provided I like the lyrics. But music itself really does nothing for me. It's just noise.

I also have no clue which genre a song is in, because genre seems to have little to do with the content of the lyrics. Some really obvious ones I can tell, like country or rap, but other than that it's all basically the same to me. And from what I can tell, the songs I like are in all sorts of genres. They're all ones with neat lyrics - either a message I like (eg Pink), or silly in a really fun way (eg Genesis).

I heard that music is processed by the right hemisphere. Given that, I wonder if lack of reaction to music is related to NVLD, since NVLD is basically a problem with the right hemisphere.

I almost never listen to music any more.

I have NVLD, but everyone says I am equally left and right brained. I've actually always been a very good artist and I'm a very good writer, but music just isn't my thing. The only thing I really do with music is that I'll make a video for YouTube if a song happens to match up well to one of my favorite characters and I make sure the clips and the lyrics all match. but aside from that, I really don't listen to music that often.

One thing that's been brought up has been music on commercials. Yeah, I do hate that. What really annoys me the most is when commercials and TV shows play the same song over and over when I really don't want to hear it. If I have to hear Katy Perry's "Firework" one more time, I am going to lose it. One commercial in particular (HH Gregg's "Help! I Need Somebody") actually sends me screaming. I was so relieved when I thought it was completely gone, but I just saw it twice again this evening during the news. I've never hated anything so much in my life.

As for mainstream music, it really depends on what the song is for if I'm going to like it or not. There are some artists I can't stand (Taylor Swift and The Beatles for example- sorry fans) but then there's other artists where I'll like three or four songs from (Ke$ha and Elvis- trying to mix new and old for both here). I guess for me, if I am going to like something, no matter when it's from, it's gotta have a good beat. I could pretty much care less about lyrics or any messages within the song.

Another thing is that music is really stressful for me. When something is really popular, a lot of people want to know all the details about everything (even stuff that barely comes close to relating) and I've never felt like I've been able to keep up. I'm at the point in life now where I just want to focus on my own personal interests and giving up on following the crowd. Some people actually really like me for that, so that's been a much more postivive and way less stressful experience than I thought it would be.

music is the most powerful form of _______ ever ... but um... yea I am glad I don't see things like that. Maybe you haven't heard much music yet (find the good stuff)

THIS!! ! I absolutely cannot imagine my life without music! I wouldn't exist without it!

I love music, but I get sick of songs quickly and always search for more.

THIS.
The LoTR soundtrack has always made me cry.When I was young, about 4/5, my dad bought me 4 CD's of classical music. One CD had movie soundtracks, but when it got to LoTR I had to turn it off because it made me sad.

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music is the essential substance of what words cannot gracefully convey. music is beauty rendered aurally that transcends consciousness.

I listen to music sometimes (but not much), but I don't react to it like other people, at least physically.

For instance, I was in an concert months ago , and a coworker (who's an entry singer as well) told me that he noticed something weird about me: "you don't sound like you 'taste' (sense) the music."

but yea, I have no problem for spending months without listening to music.

Music saved my life. Without my playing and singing skills I wouldn't have been able to have a 20 year road career as a lead guitarist. That kept me from having to spend my life working some day gig that I probably would have hated. I've never been able to find a normal job that was any good or paid anything. Even my current librarian job is only half-time and doesn't make enough to live on.

^^^
i sure wish I had some talent to fall back on to avoid being a wage slave.
i envy people with musical talent.