This past weekend, one of my friends made me a playlist filled with their favorite songs, ones that I have never listened to before. It had Mac Miller, Frank Ocean, Leon Bridges, Khruangbin, and Allen Stone on it. When I played it for the first time, it was extremely hard for me to get into the music. It was mostly slow, chill, songs, and I personally like songs that have a stronger beat in the background. However, when I played it in the car on my way to Target on Sunday, I began to pick out some songs that I enjoyed. Allen Stone, as my friend had described to me, was a little like a modern day Stevie Wonder. The three songs by him that were on the playlist were the ones I found myself replaying over and over again in my car ride. I began to think about how even though I consider myself pretty knowledgeable in music, there are so many artists and genres that I’ve never listened to before. I love Allen Stone now, but if my friend had never shown me his music, would I have ever found him myself? I felt inspired by the knowledge that everyone is their own personal music guru, in a sense. When I meet someone new or see someone I already know, I want to be able to see their musical aura floating around them. I want to be able to experience all that music has to offer, because what I know about it is a fraction of what is out there.
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