"A music which does not paint anything is only some noise"

I could not tell that music fills my life, but it is undeniably a daily accompaniment. Without it, life would not be the same. It represents for me a way to entertain myself, to cultivate myself, or to appease myself. But it is not an automatism to turn on the music once I turn on my computer or to listen to my MP3 – music that I take from friends or that I sometimes download on internet. In a word, music is not a vital need for me, even if it is important.

I do not listen only one kind of music, I actually am quite heteroclite: I like – more or less, obviously - every kind of music. And each one corresponds to a moment, a mood, a place, and some people. Indeed, the music I will listen will depend on the situation I am in. Consequently, I can listen to classical music, rap, cumbia, reggaeton, pop music, rock, reggae… And I choose what I am going to listen to according to those various criteria, or sometimes just randomly. But generally, I prefer songs which contain a message, and thus have some kind of utility. Indeed, as d’Alembert said, “A music which does not paint anything is only some noise”.

For instance, when I study, even if I do not usually listen to music, in order not to be too distracted, I sometimes yield to the temptation of listening to some quiet songs. When I am happy, more dynamical and breezy songs accompany me, while my sadness leads me to choose cheerless songs.

In a given period, I usually listen to some four songs all the time, before I get weary. I do not follow groups or singers, or just during a while. Currently, I am fond of Cat Stevens, especially “It’s a wild world” and "Father and Son", Eddie Veder and his music of the movie Into The Wild, and I really appreciate Wax Taylor, above all “Seize the day”.