RAmblings...

So after work today, I popped my head into a local "hip-hop" artist's performance at school. The show had already been in progress for about an hour....It was not what I envisioned as being a hip-hop concert, even for a local show. Maybe the audience was being respectful of the performances but I felt like there was a disconnect...The artist wasn't reaching his audience...So, I decided to home, since I was just standing at the door anyways....But it got me thinking about a lot of things on the drive home....

Can someone really enjoy a concert of music that they've never heard even if they enjoy the genre of music? When you're hearing music for the first time, there's so much to absorb: the music, the lyrics, the performance, the mood...How can you really appreciate the music then? You're trying to understand the lyrics and think about how those words make you feel or just listening to the beats and rhythms, but what if you can't grasp the whole picture that the artist envisioned as being his message and masterpiece? I felt kind of sorry for this artist because everyone was just sitting there patiently listening to the music. When I think of hip-hop, I think of a hyped crowd, enjoying music as one, hands up in the air, jamming to the beats....Here were students of my school, just sitting there, patiently...But then again, I felt that he also didn't have a lot of energy or extravagant stage presence either....

Then it got me thinking that mainstream artists shouldn't be underestimated. Yes, we love to hate some of them, we despise some of their lifestyle choices, or don't appreciate the music they make. But those are the ones that kept at it and made it to the top. There are so many wannabes, never-will-bes, and sensations that quickly fade away, especially with all the outlets available to anyone in the world. Longevity is rare and I'm sure there's a secret to that too.....Looking at that hip-hop artist performing in front of an audience of less than 100 people, I realized that you really have to be the best at what you do or work your butt off until you get there. But you gotta have some guts and perseverance to finish off a show, even to a unresponsive audience. Now most of us aren't the best at what we want to do, so we'll have to, unfortunately, work endlessly to get where we want to be. Even then, we might not get there. I kind of can understand why artists become conceited and arrogant, completely forgetting where they came from...

Almost home, a song comes on and the singer was describing how much she loved this guy and how he is the reason she breathes...Can you really feel like that about someone? How can you know if that person is "the one"? How does the person who is "the one" suddenly become the subject of a song where you wished him the worst, that you want to erase every memory that you had together? If you've never dated or had a serious relationship, aren't you at a loss and your vision flawed in your rationale for determining if someone is the perfect match for you? How can you judge? Life is so short, you only have so many shots....How do you know?

As I write this, I also wonder who you talk to about stuff like this, stuff that is kind of irrelevant but runs through your mind...I surely wouldn't try to talk about stuff like this with my friends. I suppose this is something you share and discuss with your boyfriend or girlfriend, someone you should be able to share anything with....But until then, I guess this will have to suffice for a boyfriend. hahahahah....I'm such big dork.
A tired one...

G'night world! I actually saw stars in the sky tonight before I walked in the front door, so note to self: go star gazing one day away from the cities...If you are reading this line, thanks for reading this whole long list of my random thoughts...haha

P.S. I logged into my old blog, which hasn't been updated in a few months, and it still always has more hits in a day than I get here in a month....hahaha....K-POP kills, huh? XD