Music helps me when I write certain scenes. But as I write and play, I have to control the volume more so than if I were just "enjoying" the tune. Usually, if I am writing a scene that takes place in a nightclub or bar, I will go ahead and play the same type of music that is being played within the fictionized location. This way, I can "feel" the music, and more effectively describe it as it is flowing into my ears, being transmitted into my story via my fingertips as they pitter patter about on the keyboard.
I have a deep reverence for music. Songwriters and music composers serve a very similar purpose as to what I serve. They leave a permanent and lasting footprint in this world that will still be around long after they are gone. And anyone who has taken great pains to create anything of lasting value knows the feeling of accomplishment and the thrill it gives upon completion of whatever it is he or she has created.
To write PERIOD, words, lyrics, or notes, is a way of an artist baring their soul with the world in whatever form they have chosen. And this is why I enjoy music even as much as I enjoy the writings of my favorite writers: Earnest Hemingway, Ian Fleming, Stephen King, Tom Clancy, and Vince Flynn.
My favorite composers are: Ludwig von Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Barry, and John Williams. My favorite jazz artists are Najee, Kenny G, and Diana Krall. My favorite rock bands are: Foreigner, INXS, Styx, and Nirvana. And there are many, many more that I could go on and describe. But I have to get ready to go into the VA hospital and help any disabled or lost veterans in need of my services.
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