Goodbye to My Friend Music – What Music Has Meant to Me

by Aaron Makaruk, Nathan Schmit, and the Youth On Record Students

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While listening to Mozart’s Requiem, Youth On Record students wrote the following answer to this question: If music was a person and today was the last day you would be able to spend with this person, what would you say to him/her?

“Music, you have changed my life incredibly in many different ways. When things were tough and my life was almost unbearable, you were there to calm me, to motivate me, and give me a reason to move forward and not ever give up. In the points in my life when it seemed that I had lost everything, you were there to tell me that there will be a light in the darkness. Music, you have also brought a passion to my life when I was in a place where nothing mattered and that there was no point to life. Thank you, you kept me going and away from failure.” ~Charger

“… without it I could not even breathe right, talk right, or even think right, so please let others see your beauty.”       ~Preston

“Man, music is the epitome of continuity to me. Not only does it provide unparalleled entertainment, but also it really just advances internal adventures into some of the trippiest dimensions known to existence.” ~Paul B.

“Before I depart, I rap this straight from the heart. All the emotions and pain disappear in the dark. Then I spark without a fuse …” ~Gurmar

“You’re the only thing that makes sense in my life!” ~Billy

“[Music] is a positive release and a good coping skill for millions worldwide including myself. I would also thank it for the positive role it places in my life. Music brings me motivation, desire, goals, and an overall great thing to do with my life.”  ~DJ

“When no one was there to help me think or realize life, you were there to explain many things to me. Music, you are the greatest creation …” ~Dennis

“When I die, my love will never fail. My love will be flying around every day to all my family and friends. Another good song I would like hear before I die and to also play at my funeral is ‘Just the Way You Are,’ by Bruno Mars, because that song reminds me that I am amazing just the way I am, and I don’t need a boy to make me happy. This song also brings my self-esteem up.” ~Richelle

“Every time I listen to it [music], it gives me a fresh start. When I get mad, music calms me down. If I could listen to one final song it would be my music that I have made, called “Spykids.” That song cheers me up.” ~Andrew

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