How Music Helps Me

2025-08-23

Over the last year and a half, music has become a central part of my life. It even became the final piece in my photography exam, where I used Pixelsynth to create something that was definitely not photography.

Music is meant to make me happy, and sometimes it does. But more often, it acts as background music to whatever mood I'm in at the moment. Even so, it inspires me and helps me focus, even if slightly.

I listen to music while doing everything. It's basically the soundtrack to my life.

It helps keep my sadder thoughts at bay, though it never fully suppresses them. Music doesn't solve problems, but it makes them slightly easier to face.

It can also change how I approach social situations. Sometimes I'll have one AirPod in, a song playing, and it gives me a little boost of confidence or making me unsociable. Bad luck if you get to me when Human Sadness is playing.

Lately, I've been experimenting with jazz. 'Autumn Leaves' by Cannonball Adderley is a recent favourite.

I don't really find songs that reflect me personally, they're not written for me in the end, but I still enjoy the experience of listening to the music.

Music inspires my photography, especially during editing when I'm setting the mood of a photo. It gives me slight ideas about tone and emotion.

Sharing music with people is my favourite way to socialise. It might bore some, but I love it. There's something magical about introducing someone to a track and seeing their reaction.

If my life had a soundtrack right now, it would include The Strokes, Will Wood, and anything with that same kind of energy.

Music has taught me a lot over the past year and a half, dmostly to not care so much about what others think and just enjoy the moment.

One of the more memorable moments was when I was hiding from some people who thought I stole from them (to be clear, I hadn't, but I was high on adrenaline and they'd confused me with someone else). I came out of hiding, taking a layer off (it was cold, I had two on), singing 'Juicebox' by The Strokes.

There's a line about standing in the lightfield that made me chuckle because I was literally walking past the people looking for me while singing it. It did make me think, music made this really tense moment into something that in the end was funny.

Well thank you for reading, this was a bit indulgent and a bit strange but who caaaaaaaareeeeeeees!