My family has always liked the band U2. Sure they're old, but they're legit. Bono will forever have a place in my heart as a really amazing musician. If only rock could always be like U2. But aside from their epicness, what I wanted to hit on was something Bono said that really made me think. "Music can change the world because it can change people."
I've been thinking about that a lot lately. Music does change me, that much I can say for sure. When I listen to upbeat, happy music I tend to be in a good mood. When I listen to depressing music I get really sad. And when I listen to screamo/hard rock stuff I tend to be angry or rebellious. To a certain extent. But not only the genre/sound of the music is what changes me, the thing about music that has the biggest effect on me is the lyrics. Just like anything else - movies, books, shows, etc. - what goes into our mind affects what comes out in our life.
And for a lot of people, music has a much bigger effect on them than anything else, because music is a way of expressing our emotions.
What we allow to filtrate into our mind will come out in how we live our life. I think that is why Paul says in Phil. 4:8, Whatever things are is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy—think about such things.
If we have pure, lovely thoughts that is what will come out in our life. But if, on the other hand, we have depressed, angry, rebellious thoughts, that is what comes out in our life.
I always wonder why some of my friends like certain bands because they seem so... not fitting into that verse. I don't judge them for the music they enjoy listening to, because I know they are wise and it's their decisions. But I know, at times, I see that music play out in their personalities and I wish I could say something...
How do YOU think music affects us?
Just be cautious about what you listen to and remember what Bono said,
"Music can change the world because it can change people."
i have this feeling i'm on that list of "people whose music displeases you"... anyways, yeah, it affects us, but I see it more as "i'm playing this music because I feel this way and I want fuel for how I feel". Example: when I get happy, I play a bunch of Muse, fun., and other "happy" artists; when I get depressed, I play My Chem's "The Black Parade" at full throttle; I either end up getting uuber depressed, or I just realize "geez, a bit much death to that album" and snap out of it. Or I just want to feel like a goofy goober and I end up playing weird al, optimus rhyme, and whatnot for a few days. Then there are artists that fall in the "inbetween zone", I play that whenever I want.
ReplyDeleteI am with Techie in that I play music to how I feel more then I hear music and let it change my mood. now if the song is on the radio, I will let it move me, but on my personal music, I chose what I play. I use music to change me in that music allows me to feel all the emotions I want to feel to work through stuff. When I am sad or depressed, sad songs allow my body to work through all the problems. when I feel I have worked things out, and prayed through the depression, I start playing happy or up beat stuff to get me ready for normal life. I do however have to be careful with going to far and picking some non-christian songs that make me feel things I should not.
ReplyDeleteHave an awesome day in the Sunshine, I sure did! =)