Interesting concept for a thread, buddy.

Somehow, when I am facing trials and tribulations in life (such as now), I can tell where I am at by trying to play music. When I am at my lowest ebb, I usually refer to it by saying "they have taken the music out of me". Such has been the case at the last couple of Getaways. When the struggle has worked it negativity on me, I have a hard time being musical. When I hit bottom, it is usually the music that rouses me back. It occurs when I am playing for someone, and they get the message of the song I am trying to get across. Then a process starts, marked by more music, increased interest, and sometimes just getting lost in the yarns. All the while, I am starting the process, spurred by the messages, of the introspection necessary to recover. So far that hasn't spawned great songwriting, but it has led to discovery of others songs that define the problems I see out there. This time it has spawned interest in networking with the younger singers, sharing timeless values and observations with them, sharing old songs that are as relevant today (if not more so), as when they were written. And helping them find the way to tell those stories with their own voices, using their own music, to reach and inspire a new generation.

Yeah, no matter how hard they kick me down, the music is usually what I fall back on.

Mick