musical musings

I'm currently at an internet cafe. I lent my iMac to a friend of mine who is still to do some assignments and doesn't have the right programs.

Whilst this is great, im no longer bound by my computer, I have an incredible ammount of spare time. An insane amount.

So I've gone back to doing something I enjoy: songwriting.

I don't write much, and when I do they're usually cheesy love songs, but with all this time I've been able to delve deeper in to music.

But that's as much as I want to talk about it. Most people like their music being listened to by others, but I'm not always like that.

You see, for me music is not a commodity, nor a profit, nor a shot at fame. It's incredibly passionate - it's a connection to something else that lives when plugged in, or tuned.

It's almost an interpersonal connection.

A romantic collaboration between words, music and love.

This idea behind it makes it all the more therapeutic - it relaxes me when i'm stressed, when i'm feeling a little down in the dumps there is my music to help me lift my spirits. And of course, it helps me really think about the world, and what I want to achieve.

I don't show many people my music, and I'm suspicious that talking about it will lead to more people wanting to hear about it. Which is fine.

The only thing i ask is that you respect my wishes for it not to be globalised. It's not that i don't want other people to perhaps be impacted by it, but I still want to maintain that personal romance.

So with that, if you're still interested in at least reading some of my music, read the next post. It contains the most personal lyrics i've written to date, about a man reminiscing in his golden years.

God bless you.