Last night I went to my first proper gig since July last year and it was without a doubt an awesome experience. I had forgotten just how good the whole live music experience is. I went to see AFI in Glasgow with Sick of it all as support. Neither of those bands are my absolute favourites but I'd seen SOIA before and knew they were good live and had never seen AFI and always wanted to.
It felt so good to be back at a proper live show. For quite a long time life got in the way of my love of music and when I finally got out of the bad situation I was in, music was what brought me back to life. I was living back with my parents over the summer and was sitting up for hours at night rediscovering everything on my itunes and it felt so good to do that. To really listen to music and take it all in. I remember sitting up listening to Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory and smiling properly for the first time in a while.
I kind of get lost for words when trying to describe what music means to me because its just a feeling, kind of like falling in love I guess. Its just a feeling inside of you. I know that not everyone feels that way about music and I'm just so glad that I do, that it means that much to me that I know I can turn to it to get me through anything.
I know exactly what to listen to when I need to feel sad and cry and get it out of my system, I know what to listen to to make me feel strong and determined, what music will calm me down and what music will make me smile and bounce around and I'm so thankful I have that.
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