A couple of my friends used to this in college. They would hear out a song (of Opeth), get a print of the lyrics, and then discuss what the lyrics meant to them with that music. And surprisingly, they invariably had vastly distinct mental pictures, relating to each one’s experiences, assumptions in general (about life and stuff), beliefs etc. It was so enlightening to know that the same piece of music could mean so many different things to different people.

Another friend of mine noted while trying covers of the same band, that if you just change one string in the strum pattern and even manipulate the strum pattern just a twitch, you will land up on another song from the same band. That made me realize how much the personality of each individual in the band matters in making music, and further, how much consistency the soul of the band holds.
It made this click in my mind: “Every band is just one song, and its various songs, just episodes of the larger picture!”

I sometimes think, is composing good music a matter of a philosophical mind, or is just the way i look at music, and judge as to which is better and which not?
I guess it eventually is a matter of perception afterall, and the bands I look up to definitely tickle my thought sensation and musical ears in the way I would love music to.

But the I go on to think, what is talent actually, and who can and cannot become a composer of such music. I have an ear and an understanding for a particular kind of music, so shouldn’t it certify that if I may try getting my hands dirty in this, I will surely be able to justify my time somehow?
Further, there is that saying – ” a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.” So, it might just be a matter of jumping into the swimming pool perhaps, and you will end up learning how to swim, if you are focussed on learning it, that is.

I have got my hands dirty in so many things, and have always ended up creating something, sometimes just a learning for myself, and at other times, things that would somehow matter to others. I may as well try my hands at this then!

Waiting for the golden moment when I would.

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