"There is no such thing as 'in' music."
Anyway, the speaker of the quote above did not want me to reveal his name, so I won't. But I'll say that he does say profound things sometimes. And a whole lot of stupid things, too, but yeah. lol.

As I got into a heated argument with one of my best friends about the freedom of "how you sing a song", I realized something about my musical fundamentalism.

I'm very rigid, yet rigid about being FREE.

So, back to the point. There is no such thing as 'in' music. There's not. Screw pop culture. Music is what expresses what you feel inside. It's what inspires you. It's who you are.

Therefore, move beyond the "popularities" of our music. TRL doesn't tell us what the 'best' music is. It never has. It only tells us what the masses of fake, bimbo-ish, conformist teenagers are interested in. It's what they're into. But it's not about me.

I don't often know the songs on TRL. I can't hum the tune. I don't know the words. I couldn't tell you the name of the song. I don't even know who sings it. Those aren't the songs that make me tick. That isn't who I am.

Who am I? Ironically, the first thing that comes to mind when I ask myself that is a song from Les Miserables. I think of Jean Veljean on the stage, his amazing voice crying out, pleading to understand who he is and what he should do with his life.

I like performance. I thrive on the stage. I like musical theatre. I can relate to the stories of hearbreak, love, torture, pain, if even on the level of empathy.

I'm quirky and unique. I love the storylines of Wicked and the risque qualities of Avenue Q. I sing along to them both as I cook or do homework or lounge in my room. They make me feel good.

I'm a band nerd. I love orchestrations. I can often be heard whispering or shouting "OBOE! OBOE!" in ANY musical score. It happened when I first listened to The Mass of the Children, it happened in the middle of Harry Potter... I have a thing for oboes, okay? The sound of strings against winds, brass boldly crying out, woodwinds mellowing the excitement, strings harmonizing. The only radio station I'll listen to is 102.1. I wish I could go to the symphony more often. My parents don't really value the symphony.

I sing. I like to hear GOOD people sing.

Josh Groban is a wonderful classical singer. I also have a thing for Chanticleer and boys choirs. I have a CD from a Welsh touring group that had a homestay at my house for a while a few years ago. I have a few CDs of opera. I like listening to the different tambers of the human voice. I enjoy analyzing the vibratto and tone of professional singers. I like having something to look forward to in my own voice.

There is no such thing as 'in' music. Music is on a personal level. Musicians have a very special way of expressing themselves. A beautiful, blissful way. And no one has the right to say whose music is 'in' or not.





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As an afterthought:

SOME PEOPLE ARE SUCH BITCHES!!! AHHHHH!! AND THEY NEED TO DIEE!!! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIEEE!! AND STOP BEING BTICHY TO ME! STOP STOP STOP STOP!!

Would you like a description of the type of people I can't STAND?! Alright, here ya go. These type of people:

1) Have zero self confidence.
2) Cling to you like you're their best friend when there's no one else they know around.
3) Treat you like a fucking bitch when they have people to "back them up".
4) Switch in between 2 and 3 constantly, so you never know what the hell to expect from them.

I HATE THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE! GET SOME SELF CONFIDENCE AND STOP TAKING ALL YOUR PROBLEMS OUT ON ME. JUST BECAUSE I HAVE AN OUNCE OF SELF-CONFIDENCE, YOU LEECH ON TO ME LIKE...A GODDAMN LEECH!


GAHHHHHH!!! Some people....

*annoy me here*