This is like therapy for me! I donāt know if Iām going to post it
So, Iām a 47 year old man. Iām an old fashioned kind of guy, a simple man, simple old fashioned morals.
Be a good man, work hard, help others kind of thing but not particularly emotional but disciplined.
I was a fighter (trained and competed) growing up and in my early 20s.
Decided to learn guitar at the age of 45.
Iāve always loved music, it has been the background to my life.
After starting this journey in to learning guitar and learning music, I have really had my eyes, ears and heart opened!
Right now Iām sitting in a coffee shop with a pair of earphones in (pretty āgoodā oneās Sony XM5) loving listening to music.
I find Iām almost overcome with emotions.
I am not just listening to music, I am really HEARING it. Picking out the individual instruments, listening to how they create the sound, how the singers voice not just compliments the music but brings itās own level as an instrument.
I am blown away, with the level of talent I am hearing, the creativeness and how this is reaching me on an emotional level.
Recently, I watched on YouTube, Queenās set in 1985 at Wembley for Live Aid.
I remember watching it on TV when I was about 8 years old.
It wasnāt a Queen concert, but for 21 minutes, it was a Queen concert and everyone in the audience and the 40 million people watching it on TV were Queen fans.
Might just be one of the greatest live performances of all time.
I was crying like a baby watching that. Sad because the moment has passed and Freddie is no longer with us but also happy that that moment happened and was captured on video to be enjoyed again and again and so future generations can learn.
A far cry from 90%+ of music released in the last 10 years I think.
If you havenāt heard it for a while, go on YouTube and watch the live performance of Bobby Hatfield of Righteous Brothers singing Unchained Melody live on stage.
No little mic in his ear, no auto tuning, no editing just one man, one voice, one take and absolute perfection.
If that doesnāt elict an emotional response, then I donāt know what can be done for youā¦
Also check out Simply Red - Holding Back The Yearās.
Hucknall was 3 years old when his mother walked out on him and his father. He was 17 when he wrote that song about it all. That song is pure Soul and he is one of the best to ever do it.
So to those of you out there doing it, thank you.
You have the ability to reach out to people globally and even across time to make this manās heart feel something and that is truly a gift.
Thank you and donāt stop what you are doing.