Going with the flow
Hello, dear ones.
How are things going over there? Here, iTunes is on Shuffle. And when iTunes is on Shuffle, it means I’m not quite sure where I am.
Since I was little, I’ve always loved living intensely through what I listen to. And like every girl, I went through various phases, from the most bizarre to the more bizarre (what?). Let me explain:
Who among you has never been interested in Carrossel? Remember? I had the record! Just like I had the CD of Chiquititas, Mamonas Assassinas, Carrapicho – q -, Backstreet Boys, and Sandy & Junior. It was all my little ears as a child / pre-teen could handle. That’s when I heard a bit of Drum’n’Bass, just briefly. But I never forgot the first time I saw the video for Linkin Park’s “Crawling” on Riff MTV. Nobody really knew who they were, at least not my friends.
And since I’ve always loved intensity in music, it wasn’t hard for me to dive headfirst into rock. I started with the more commercial rocks that I could see on TV. I listened to a lot of Korn, Three Days Grace, Blink 182, Kittie, Puddle of Mudd, Limp Bizkit. I thought it was amazing. That’s when I became a fan of Evanescence. Things really changed there. Amy Lee was the girl I dreamed of being (just like many girls followed that waltz too). I became a fan, a huge fan. And it was because of them that I started listening to metal, I felt such a strong connection, that same old conversation about living the sound intensely. More and more heavy, underground, extreme.
By this point, my parents were already freaking out, seeing their daughter dressing in black and wanting to be a witch (lol). Teen rebellion, of course. But maturity started to come, and eventually, musical maturity too. After a while, you realize that some things are unnecessary, heh.
And always amidst these changes, great musical chasms were formed. And that’s what I want to talk about.
This connection I’ve always had with music might be due to some latent talent or gift. I REALLY live what enters my ears, but not in terms of ideology or lifestyle. I’m talking about art, about the soul. Every year has a soundtrack, every memorable song reminds me of someone, an event, an era, a perfume. And now there isn’t that one song that marks it; you can tell by the nostalgic period, by this nostalgic post. It’s a time of transition, a new phase arriving.
I’m already waiting for the next soundtrack. Always. I love it =)
PS. I still haven’t sorted out the blog layout. I know it’s a mess. But I’d like to do something that really reflects my personality, my essence. And those who know me well know it’s not anything too “cute.” Stay tuned. Mwahahaha.
