This I Believe

I strongly believe in the art of music and the capacity music holds. Everyone in the world loves music; it’s something that everyone is drawn to, everyone can relate to, and everyone encounters multiple times every day. I love the fact that music can remind you of a specific moment in time or of someone. Every time I think of a particular moment from my past, there’s always a specific song that matches perfectly with that moment. The song is one of the first things I think about from that moment, and it wouldn’t be complete if that song was missing. Whenever my iPod’s on shuffle, I’ll come across multiple songs that have significant meanings for me, and I always find myself brought back to an important moment from my past, even if it’s only for a few minutes, and it never fails to put a smile on my face. Music is going to be one thing that always connects me to certain memories and people from my past.
I turn to music every time I’m dealing with my emotions, because there’s always a song that relates perfectly to whatever I’m going through. That’s another thing that’s so amazing about music -- there’s a song for every kind of person and for any situation.

It’s incredible to see the power of music at a concert. Whether it's at a small venue or a huge amphitheater, there’s something so amazing about the feeling you get at a show, surrounded by hundreds, even thousands, of people who are all as passionate about that particular style of music as you are. For example, I recently went to a U2 concert, and there was a total of 100,000 people there. It was unbelievable to hear 100,000 people singing together in perfect harmony, knowing that there was nowhere else in the world they’d rather be at that moment. We met people from Canada, France, and Brazil, people who came from all over the world, simply to be submersed into the art of music. Music breaks down barriers; it gives people who would otherwise have nothing in common a mutual ground. To me, music is one of the biggest forces in the world. I believe in music.