Hi! My name is Marilee Butler, so glad you could join. I hope you are listening to your favorite song. If you aren’t, put some headphones in and jam out, you deserve it.
I believe that everyone deserves to jam out to their favorite song uninterrupted at full volume at least once a day. It is good for the soul. Music is good for the soul. It can brighten the atmosphere in a room, make us feel less alone, and let us forget about the stresses of life for a few minutes, all by simply being.
The stresses and challenges that music helps me forget about are most likely not too different from those that every young adult, college student deals with. Once I realized this, I almost began writing about the tips and tricks to surviving college. As I listened to my current favorite album, (Chelsea Cutler’s Sleeping With Roses II, if you were wondering) I thought about what life must be like at this age for the musicians who make the music that helps me.
I am a sophomore at Troy University studying multimedia journalism and advertising. I stress over my assignments, my job, and even sometimes my relationships with those around me. I want to be successful in my career, and live a happy life with the people I love. Today’s young adult artists can’t be that different, can they?
The 19, 20, 21, etc. year olds that create art that reaches billions of people were not once me, young and just trying to make it, no, they are me. The difference is that they have been found. Whether it be by managers, record labels, or other stars, they are no different from the 20-year-old who plays their songs through her bluetooth speaker every morning while she showers.
I want to create a space where we realize we are all quite similar. We are all just trying to make it. Each week I will find an artist, an album, or song of theirs and discuss their story. I want to appreciate how each artist came to be who they are today, how that influenced their music, and how that music influences us.
My love for music drives why I am the way I am. I hope that love can create a fun, entertaining space for anyone with an appreaction for music as well! See you next week, and each week after that! In the meantime, go listen to some good music.
The Found of Music 