music

When I was seventeen I fell for a cute boy who asked me what music I liked.  I remember feeling unbelievably embarrassed by this question because I didn't know.  I had never thought about it and I didn't know any cool obscure bands to rattle off nonchanlantly, all I listened to was classical and praise music and that didn't sound cool to me.  I thought I must sound extremely boring not to have explored such an important area of my life. I remember buying a Joshua Tree tape because a guy I liked loved U2.  I think I thought that I had to like the same music as the person I was with. Years later I started finding artists that I liked and then I realized why the first guy had asked me the question.  Music can speak to your heart and make you feel on top of the world or transport to you places you've never been before. Just because I didn't have a good answer at seventeen didn't mean that I was boring it just meant I hadn't yet been exposed to music that moved me.

Over the years I've been become interested in music that tells stories and that makes me FEEL fantastic.  I love folk music and went through my Sarah Mclachlan, Jewel phase. Later I liked Coldplay, Jack Johnson and even Madonna, I know right,  it doesn't sound like me but I definitely grooved to her songs working at OQOQO. This is the "cool" thing I've discovered about music, it's all about how you feel. 
I found my first MOST favorite artist in my mid twenties Feist grabbed my heart and I fell in love.  In this last year I was introduced to two artists that I have to say, I would love to know personally.  Laura Marling has a hauntingly beautiful voice and lyrics that are intruiging.  Pamplamoose is fun and makes me want to dance while I cook or wash the dishes.  My experience with music is rich and delightful and most of all I know that right around the corner is my next MOST favorite artist.