What and Why - Music

Why do I love music and am so passionate about it? I am even obsessed with good music. Let us see why.

• To me music represents one of the highest forms of creativity exhibited by humans - every music piece is like a new being - a creature and a work of art.
• I am fascinated at the varieties that are possible. I am also amazed at how our ears recognize music as a form of art - how they distinguish music from general noise. They say that even an untrained ear can detect the slightest dissonance.
• Music has given me great joy during my childhood. I used to be able to pick a few tracks from a song and just concentrate on that one track. Ilayaraja is the single most reason why I am interested in music.
• Music has instilled many different feelings in me. To me it is a form of expression - that allows us to express many different subtle feelings very clearly.
• It also amazes me how the same tune can bring about different feelings to different people.
• Music is something that comes from the composer's heart and hence a pure reflection of what he/she "feels" about the situation.
• A lot of math is involved in music scoring or reading - which again appeals to me because I am also scientifically inclined.
• All the ancient composers' works appeal to me a lot. I am amazed at their success at music and more amazed that their tunes are still being played all over the world even after a couple of centuries of their death. They live through their music and they seem to have done something great to mankind.
• If I am able to play a tune on the keyboard, it has a great positive effect on me - I feel more confident and happier. I am able to appreciate the composers' mastery on the subject whenever I try to decompose a song into its individual tracks.
• Just like a picture is worth a thousand words, music is also worth a thousand words. Sometimes music can express something much better than words.
• I am very impressed with Rahman's career progress and his gift for music. He inspired me to learn the keyboard. It is a matter of pride for me that Rahman is so successful worldwide just 'cause of his music.
• It is a means of doing something for mankind - it is a means to relieve their stress and entertain them and in return earning their praise and wishes. It is something that would give great recognition that commensurates with the effort that goes into making music, unlike many other professions.
• It is a means to reach people that you don't know and a means to make them listen to your heart.
• It is a means to be surrounded by positive energy and a means to be in touch with one's true self.
• Music is a form of expressions where there are no rules within a set of rules.
• Music is an art that requires minimal equipment or accessories - voice alone is enough to produce music and amuse anybody in the world.
• Music affects me deeply and instills many different feelings in me and I want to be able to reproduce those feelings with my own self.