Music is basically the power to influence. As a musician you have the power to make people sad, make them happy, make them angry. It's actually god-like, or control by hypnotism. Everybody is influenced by music, when you hear a heavy song when your driving down the road you get pumped. Then a slower tune comes on and you lay back and enjoy. Music does this whether you notice it or not. Here's another way of looking at. Chris, I think of you more into the blues/jazz side of music. Well why do you like that music?? Yeah maybe there's a great guitarist you admire or a band, but there's alot in other types of music. Why that kind of music?? It's the fact that you like the sound, influence, or feeling you get from that music. Not the genre in particular but maybe a band. It's still the samething, you enjoy how the music makes you feel. And now even the way you carry yourself is influenced by it. No stereotypes, I'm not taking about that. Your surely different from the next guy who may like the samething you do, and not everything is influenced by music. I know you know what I'm talking about.

You probably like other types of music, matter of fact I hope so. What makes you like those kind of tunes. You like there sound, and the feeling. That's all music is, feeling. That's why intelligence isn't the most important thing. To be an great musician, above all you need to know how to convay feeling with music. Intellect can't give you this. You just have to listen to what you play and pour your heart into it. If your going to write a sad song, write it to where it almost brings tears to your eyes. That way you know your audience will feel that too, and you will blow them away. And don't be afraid to do it, it's a big leap to put yourself on the line with your music. Most don't make that leap cause there afraid, but trust me you'll be the musician you always wanted to be with that leap. You'll enjoy your music probably more than you enjoy the music you wish you could do now. I barely listen to music anymore, I'm not egotistical but I like my music better. I'm not pointing this to anyone in particular, but to anyone who hasn't leaped should trust themselves.

A blues songs may be sad because it's about your girlfriend cheating on you, then the next song may be happy sounding cause you shot the bi--- "gurl".

[Edited by noticingthemistake on 02-12-2003 at 12:02 PM]