Music was an escape for me while I was growing up. I would sit in my room blaring music loud enough to drive my parents crazy. Despite the loud obnoxious sound emanating from my stereo, my parents would only encourage me to turn down the sound. Never were there discouraging words towards my music. In fact, they encouraged me to discover my likes, my passions, my dislikes and even somehow supported my "rebellion" through the music. My brother wrote about being an outcast in his youth group, mostly because of music. Sadly, I think I set that musical outcast precedence due to my musical tastes that gave me the "rebellious" label. I listened to Stryper, Petra, Bloodgood and the even harder stuff. I listened to P.I.D., Gospel Gangstaz and E.T.W, as well as other rap groups of early Christian Hip/Hop movement. It was this rebellion in music that has put me where I am today.
I'm deeply involved in various music ventures. I'm a part of a group of rag tag guys and gals that promote concerts in Cheyenne. Yeah, even here, with this group of great individuals, my rebellious musical tastes show since we promote non typical Christian music. I'm a manager/booking agent. I freelance write, and soon I'll be co-hosting a podcast. Music is a part of me. More than all of the above, I'm also excited to see what my son creates in his musical endeavors. Yes, even he is writing music, produced a video and enjoys just singing along with his Pandora stations.
Lastly, my daughter enjoys listening to music. Her musical tastes aren't large, but she is my rocker chick. She'll go with me to any concert, anywhere, on any given moments notice.
Music is becoming a reflection of not just myself, but also my family. We continually seek something fresh, something new, something that we can enjoy and seek the much needed escape it can be. My Facebook page cover photo states, "Music is my drug cause it heals my scars." That statement is so true. I find healing, comfort and yes, even God in the music I select (it doesn't have to be Christian music for me to see God).
Today, I have found that refreshing music. Something new, something fresh. It was what I needed. I find that this finding is reflective of what I need as a person, and we as people often seek. New, refreshing and entertaining. We want a renewal when work becomes too burdensome. Some of us seek new on a daily basis, a quest for adrenaline. All of us want to be entertained to help us forget the hardships of the day. So, what I thought was just a simple refreshing new album also provided a chance to refresh and reflect on how my music desires and tastes are actually a reflection of life as a whole.
