Music has saved my life on countless occasions. Numb/Encore - Linkin Park & Jay-Z, Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush, Everybody Hurts - R.E.M are just a few tunes that have comforted me. I can appreciate most different types of music and certainly don't restrict myself or identify with any one particular genre. I've been an indie chick, a rave head, a goth, a hip hop honey, a mosher/metaller, a drum 'n' bass (and dubstep) head. I have learned to play a couple of instruments and can read music. I've been to death metal concerts (nothing like the WT$ would have you believe), folk gigs, all sorts. I grew up listening to my parents' very diverse musical tastes - 70's soul & funk, prog rock, 80's pop, Italian operetta, Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield.
I have identified myself as having an auditory learning style. I pick up song lyrics easily. My love of music has given me the confidence to get up and sing in front of 250 people. I've DJ'd in a few clubs and my partner works in the music industry. My life would have a massive void if I didn't have music.
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