I figured since I did not have to drive that I would take the time to come up with new ideas and plan out my schedule for the next few weeks.
I realized that listening to music does not really inspire me. I sat in the car for a couple of hours and came up with no ideas, except the idea for this post.
I thought about it and I can't think of any type of music that has really got my creative juices flowing.
So here's a question for you:
Are you inspired by music?
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Classical music actually inspires me. Sometimes Billy Holiday. Old stuff! But I also love to listen to everything from Tori Amos to Metallica although modern music does not invoke inspiration for me.
ReplyDeleteI like music, but I'm not really sure it inspires me. I like old stuff, Frank, Dino etc...It's happy and it puts a smile on my face. I usually do put the records on while I'm cooking. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh definitely, and mostly the Grateful Dead's live music is inspirational to me! But that said, when I'm in my craft room, I usually prefer the quiet vs. playing music. I love listening to it in the car though, singing at the top of my lungs and car dancing.
ReplyDeleteI like listening to music while I'm working and creating things. I do feel inspired but I feel that it gives me focus so I can concentrate on what I am doing. Plus, it also depends on the music. If it's not your thing then you are definitely not going to feel anything.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely inspired by music... I can feel it in my bones, and it just makes me want to move. Music has a lot to do with my mood too, I listen to all kinds, old school to the new stuff. ;)
ReplyDeleteMusic inspired me when I was younger. Nowadays it mostly burdens me. Especially the music teenagers listen to (am I getting older?) But I have found some kinds of music, like chill-out or other, mainly instrumental music, sometimes classical as well that let my mind roam freely and sometimes even fly. In these moments I get very inspired. I have a favorite Icelandic band that I listen to while processing photos, they are so whimsical and I think their influence can easily be seen on my art as well!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by music. When I'm writing or working on other things online, I prefer to listen to classical or jazz without words or the radio. When I'm working in the kitchen or driving long distances, I like to listen to music with words.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting, Valerie, because most people say exactly the opposite! Music does inspire me, actually; I'll often have an idea spark from the lyrics of a song. And even when I'm not getting ideas from it, music exhilarates me and moves me, and so inspires me in a different way. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's neat, though, how you realized something new about yourself. :)
No, I'm way too visual -- I'm more likely to be inspired by a painting or a page in a magazine. That being said, though, I love to have music on once the inspiration has hit and I'm working on something -- old blues, mostly (B.B. King, Muddy Waters, etc), but really anything with a good beat. I find having something to dance around to seems to get my fingers and my brain to work better together :)
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