Songs belong to their listeners.

You know what I really like about books and paintings and art in general, but music in particular (because I just thought of this because of Wake Me Up When September Ends)? A lot of the times, you go through a lot of emotional trauma to write that one song, whether it's about a loved one passing away or a break-up or depression or even how pretty the sky is (maybe that one isn't so emotionally traumatizing). But once that song/book/whatever is out there, it creates so many new memories for so many new people. It's completely out of your hands, the effect your art has once it's out in the world. It's a little like what John Green says about books: they belong to their readers, and once it's out, the authors have no more authority over it than the readers do. They'll interpret it on their own; they'll imagine their own futures for characters after the end of the book. But also- they'll have their own story with the book, how it spoke to them and the memories it created, the feelings it evoked.  Something that grew out of an awful experience for you might give strength to someone else, or might just be a happy karaoke memory, or background work music. Or something which you wrote on the happiest day of your life might be the song playing when a listener gets bad news. It's just weird how every single person who comes in contact with art, including the creator, has her own particular relationship with it.


~Sam

And we danced all night, to the best song ever!

Yes, I occasionally listen to One Direction.
Best Song Ever is actually the second most listened to song on my playlist, courtesy a night of frantic working to which it provided the background music.
I even go on a Taylor Swift spree at times.
I have the posters of six famous paintings on my wall, and I couldn't tell you the name or artist of more than one.
I read young adult-and worse, I enjoy it, in a way I never enjoyed Lolita or The Fountainhead.
I make grammatical errors, while correcting others'.
I used to typ lyk dis unironically.

Go ahead, judge me on that.
But know that you are judging me on that which means nothing at all-
And I say this as a person who loves music and art and writing and reading-
That means nothing at all.

If you want to judge me,
Judge me instead on the manner in which I snap at my mother,
When I think she doesn't understand me.
Or the way in which I go, tail between legs, and hug her,
When I remember that she understood me before I even knew myself.
Judge me for being so arrogant, and having so many self-esteem issues,
All in the span of a single thought.
Judge me for what I preach and believe in, and what I continue to practice-
For those being two separate things.
For my weakness, when I go get waxed anyway-
For not being strong enough on my own.
Judge me for what affects me, what angers me, what shames me
What causes conflict, what makes me laugh and what leaves me cold.
For crying for a Titanic but averting my eyes from Iraq.
Judge me on the manner in which I judge others.
I'm a horrible person and I'm a wonderful person,
But you won't know which until you judge me on something which matters.



~Sam

Right Here, Right Now

Currently Listening to: Monsoon by Tokio Hotel(Yes, it's throwback day!)
Currently Obsessed with: I Just Died by Bastille, Between the Bars by Elliott Smith, Mirror Without by Royal Wood, Chocolate by The 1975
Current Mood: Wanderment( It's a colloquial word. It exists.)



ThisisMalkosaying
Maytheforcebewithyou(Forget force, only the heat is with me right now -.-)

Commercialization of the Music Industry

Commerce has found a way to weave into every single industry that has ever been introduced into the society. Alas, the Music Industry was no such exception. Commercialization was inevitable since its inception. It is in the very nature of the word 'Commerce'. To someone who just listens to the music, it is as simple as listening to it on the radio, watching music videos on the television, or going out and buying the cd. However, it goes far beyond this simple assumption. What really happens behind the scenes? Only artists and their respective record companies know exactly. To a naive artist who has just entered the industry, it is a place that holds the key to their future; promising all of their dreams and aspirations, but little do they know what is actually in store for them.

One small compromise is all it takes. Once the first compromise has been made, they unknowingly get pulled into the trap. They tell themselves that the compromise is necessary to pave the path of their career, and they might not be wrong at the time. But one compromise leads to another, which leads to another until they become the record company's personal monkeys. Artists are pulled into their trap ever so carefully that they probably don't even realize that they are doing something against their will. Big shot record labels have a way of convincing artists that they are independent artists irrespective of being signed. However, artists like Ed Sheeran have found ways to step out the rat-trap and tell off the labels. The Grammy Nominee released a track called  'You Need Me, I Don't Need You', in which he sings about how artists make the record companies what they are, and not the other way around. He goes on to talk about the defiance of norms set by the music industry. Another band, 30 Seconds to Mars have released an album called 'This Is War' addressing an unfair damage suit. Their record label, Virgin Records, filed a suit of $30 million in damages against the band, claiming that they failed to produce three of the five records they were obligated to deliver. The amount of ridicule in the above statement is unfathomable. Is this what the music industry has come down to? Taking undue advantage of the artists that make the company; not providing them with the freedom and liberation they require, is not the way to go. It has come to be that, even though they sing, their voices are being silenced. 

Right Here Right Now

Currently Listening to: Same Old War
Currently Obsessed with:EVERYTHING BY BASTILLE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND VITAMIN STRING QUARTET
Current Mood: Imma get shit shit mood(aka determined)

Storm Side Effects

It's cold and rainy and wet and muddy and deserted and it's boyfriend weather and I have no boyfriend and I've ruined two pairs of jeans in as many days and now I'll have to do laundry. Waah.

There are a few good things though:
-The normal winter joy of being cuddled up in blankets and bed with hot buns and hotter soup.
-The fact that the few people I see are all dressed in black hoodies so it looks like a town populated by ninjas.
-The prospect of the beauty after all this is over.
-The fact that someone down the corridor is playing the piano and singing beautifully to Someone Like You, which totally complements the atmosphere right now. I love live music, especially in a situation like this.

~Sam

Something Worthy.

I FINALLY have something worthy enough to blog about. I don't know why I didn't tell you guys earlier, but I recently got my passes to the Poets of the Fall concert. They are so so beautiful, brilliant and amazing. I can't even begin to explain how excited I am. I thought that I'd never get to go to a concert before I leave this city, because honestly, no one EVER comes here. It's just so boring and dull and yeah no one comes! Hey, it's home but yeah...you understand... don't you? I am so psyched. I am-as I type-watching their live performances and getting excited.  Gah! I can NOT wait. I'm going to go insane. Not only is this my first concert, but they are also in my top 5. AHH. FEELS. There is nothing to say about the band really, they are.. ...A work of art. Their words are so creative, so wonderful. You end up weaving a world of your own imagination. Their music makes me fly.

On a personal note, I am almost done with my first song. I've written a lot of music, but this song.. I knew that this was the real deal. I'm sorry but you won't be able to hear it now, but if I'm still this dedicated and serious for the next few years, things could happen. I'm going to try for a long time before I give up.

This is Malko saying,
Maytheforcebewwithyou.

Feel.

Love. A very cliche four lettered word. They say it's the most powerful feeling. So if we don't feel it, does that mean a very essential part of life has disappeared from us?
I'm not talking about the love you have for your family and friends. I'm talking about the love that exists between two lovers.
The best songs ever written are love songs. Of course those that are in love can relate. And those who don't get so involved in the lyrics don't really care, so it doesn't bother them. Me? I listen to every note, every line. And I can't help getting completely immersed in it. Why does the singer say all things he or she does? Are the   songs about themselves, or someone that they know? Do they sing what they feel? Will I ever actually be able to feel and understand what they want to share with the world?
It's hard. Listening to music the way I do and not wonder how it is. I don't know what love is. I don't know if  I ever will. Even then, I feel so much just by listening to music. It isn't fair. I don't want to feel how much I feel, when I don't even know whether I can have it or not. I just...don't want to feel. 

Right Here, Right Now.

Currently listening to: I was Walking with the Ghost by Tegan & Sara.

Currently Obsessed with: Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Love Will Come Through by Travis.

Current Mood: Ambitious.

Right here, right now.

Currently listening to never say never by The Fray.
Currently obsessed with Build God, Then We'll Talk by Panic! At The Disco.
Current mood: Nerdy.

Right Here, Right now

Currently listening to Dirty Dreams by Work Drugs.

Note: Did you know that love making music exists? This be such a track. No, really, picture it. *_*   okay. Maybe you shouldn't.

p.s. I don't know how Sam will react to this.

Right here, Right now.

Currently listening to kids by MGMT
currently obsessed with narcisstic cannibal by korn ft skrillex and kill the noise.
Current status-desperately trying to get some work done.

Right here Right now

currently listening to- So beautiful by Pete Murray LISTEN TO IT!
current mood- USELESS.