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Originally Posted by Davey Moore
A simple question with an answer that can be infinitely complex: Why do you love music? Try not to have one sentence answers.
I love music because it gets to the core of me. It reaches down into whatever it is that makes me human and amplifies it. It makes me weep, it makes me laugh. It makes me feel primal. It makes me think. It makes me want to love, to hate, and all the things in between. It makes me feel like I matter in a vast, vast world that seems to be going to fast and has a different idea of what is right than I do. It makes me believe in the beauty of humanity.
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Your description matches closely the reasons I love music. I like the fact that music is a peaceful way to express emotion and stir it in others. I also love the way music is absorbing...when I listen to or make music, I concentrate on the music so much that for that moment I forget that life will end, and it is nice to be able to forget that sometimes.
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Originally Posted by ribbons
Being on the shy side all my life, music has always been an outlet for some very strong pent-up emotions. I don't know where I'd be without music.
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I can relate to what you said, ribbons! One of my strongest memories relating to music was when I went to a Junior High dance and heard a song playing that I loved...I rushed to the dance floor with a friend, but felt so self-conscious and shy that I couldn't get myself to move. I just stood there, unable then to give into my emotions and show them. I think over time hearing music, hearing other people expressing themselves through music, helped me feel more comfortable with myself and my own emotions...anger, frustration, love, joy, disgust, hopelessness, abandonment, silliness, etc.