posted on Jun, 2 2006 @ 06:49 AM
i know you think it is funny, but the power music has on its followers is amazing.
i myself can get all different emotions by just listening to different types of music. music does have an influence, and the music industry knows
it.
my own experience with music is this, i never listened to music till just before i turned 17. of course i heard music, but i was interested in other
things. but then i heard nirvana's smells like teen spirit. man i was so hooked on nirvana's music. it would send me into a really depressed mode,
wanting to be by myself all the time, the school work just fell away, because i could not be bothered anymore.
nirvanas music was always the biggest thing that happened in my life to change me, and i still say it was the cause of my life falling apart at 17.
the music in dustry know that the most important part of your life in terms of listening to music is between 13-18. it is when so much of your mind is
being set, and music changes people moods more quickly than any other factor at that age. that quote came from a neuro surgeon, who studied music and
the brain, he said we are all hard wired for music.
like i say my obsession was nirvana, and we all know how kurts life also meant others took there own lifes, this is something that proves the thread
starters point, music and bands, can become so important, more so than any drugs, to a young person.
like what noel out of oasis says in one of his songs "don't put your life into the hands of a rock band".
oasis tried to bring a bit more cheer and life into music, after the grunge years.
the main depression band today are green day, and they are a band that could make people commit suicide, most of there songs seem to put people into a
downer state, even though i like the band, i do not think it is healthy for any youngster, below 20 to listen to there music in an obsessive way.
of course there are pick me up music, you have things like hardcore at raves etc... that will make you really happy, but also too not to healthy to
listen to all the time.
so the thread user is right, music does have a big influence on people, and can even be a big factor in them commiting suicide. like what i said
above, if i had my time again, i would not listen to music like nirvana in an obsessive way like i did during my alevels, it just #ed me up in a big
way.