I'm a very musical person. Music is essential for my day to day living, helping me to stay in touch with my emotions, helping to ward off negative thoughts, helping to motivate, helping to energize, helping to stay grounded. It goes beyond mere pleasure......it helps me grow, think in different ways, and generates compassion towards others (good music).
I try to listen to as many artists as I possibly can....from India, all the MDs works that sound interesting, classical and semi classical artists, fusion artists, etc. From the West, I'm a big fan of 80s pop, classic rock from the 70s and 80s (Rush, Pink Floyd, Boston); also love techno and trance (Pet Shop Boys). Also like to listen to Western classical music, since that is my musical background, playing the piano having taken Western classical music lessons as a child. Also love some hollywood soundtracks (recent example, Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Alexandre Desplat HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) Problem I have right now is time....between family and work, I don't have much time to search new music, spend hours searching and listening to various artists and new music, nevermind not even being able to keep up with the collection I already have! So, what do I do? Follow the musical path of least resistance and strongest musical gravitational pull.....ARR. ARR's music is tops for me. I enjoy his music more than I enjoy any other artists' music out there, yet I don't want to limit my listening enjoyment just to him. But, these days, I feel I have no choice in some ways, esp. since there have been so many ARR releases in the past 2 years. If I happen to hear a soundtrack from another artist by recommendation, I will listen and try to attach myself to it, but invariably, ARR has been the center of my musical gravity. If I listen to someone else's work for a while, no matter how good it is and how much I enjoy it, I need to always reset my musical barometer and return back to ARR's compositions for refueling! ARR's music today meets all of my musical needs....energizing music, spiritual music, touching/melodious music, relaxing/soulful music, Indian semi classical music, Western classical music, pop, jazz, smooth jazz, dance, rock, you name it. His output is so incredibly diverse, that I just don't feel the urge to seek out musical satisfaction elsewhere, although I will appreciate another artist's compositions if I come across a good one. I just keep going back to ARR.
