Hmmm...sneaked up on me? Yes.
Changed the way I view life? No, I don't think so. Like Tal, I find what I am drawn to tends more to express and harmonise with current views and feelings.
Been a factor in changing my life? Yes. And is doing so right now through my collaborations with tijkmo. It's such an amazing thing to express deeply personal feelings and thoughts through words, give them to someone as talented as he is, and have them brought to life through the accompaniment of music.
~Merry