"...When I returned to mixed-sex education for my A Levels and my degree, it was a jolt to discover boys cared very much about which bands you liked, and all the bands I liked were wrong..."
Last week I spent a large part of my day listening to album recommendations from a variety of people in an attempt to broaden my musical horizons. Some of it I liked, some of it mystified me, but what I realised a few hours in was that none of it brought me joy. I don’t believe music should be an intellectual exercise - although analysing why you love something can be a lot of fun. First and foremost it should make you want to turn up the volume and sing at the top of your voice. Great music is entirely subjective. It doesn’t matter what you want to listen to but whatever it is, it should feed your soul.
Last week I spent a large part of my day listening to album recommendations from a variety of people in an attempt to broaden my musical horizons. Some of it I liked, some of it mystified me, but what I realised a few hours in was that none of it brought me joy. I don’t believe music should be an intellectual exercise - although analysing why you love something can be a lot of fun. First and foremost it should make you want to turn up the volume and sing at the top of your voice. Great music is entirely subjective. It doesn’t matter what you want to listen to but whatever it is, it should feed your soul.