MUSIC WRITING PROMPT

I Say I Am Into Music

Answers to Scott-Ryan Abt’s 10 musical questions

The guitar is one of the world’s greatest inventions. Photo by author.

I love music — I used to own a tee shirt with those exact words. Music has saved my sanity and got me through crummy times more than once. I’ve hosted radio programs, have a large digital and CD collection, and write a music-related story once a week on this platform. Plus music’s lead me to many great friends.

This piece is my response to Scott-Ryan Abt, who came up with 10 questions about music to find out who really has the passion.

I have to confess: I have music aficionado imposter syndrome. There are just so many people who have way more knowledge and musical experiences than I do. You’re probably one of them.

But a friend of mine once said there’s no such thing as a person with bad taste in music as long as you’re passionate about the music you dig.

Am I passionate about music? Well, there are songs that take me back to moments in my life that fill me with joy or make my heart break all over again. There are songs that make me laugh or cry as soon as I hear the first notes.

Normally I’m not a very emotional person. So I need music to help me feel.