Do you think it is possible to rethink our relationship with music?
I’m trying. And Everett Bogue’s post made me think about it, again
We will always have something to listen to. If we can play an instrument, we can also produce it on our own? We can create music on our own. We can stop paying for music, listening to free and open source tunes. If we should pay for music, why paying for something everybody keeps in his own music collection? I would prefer paying for a CD nobody knows and maybe contains the most beautiful music I’ve ever listened to, than to pay for something everybody knows and owns.
I have some ideas I would suggest you to implement:
Be selective about your music collection
Less need for maintenance. also, copyrighted material can become a real burden for everyone. Lots of CDs can fill lots of space.
we are meant to consume less music, less things.
We can live our life without leaving such a great footprint on our planet. we can enjoy more of what we have, while paying nothing more than what we really have to.
Sell (or delete) all the music you have, except for what you really love. After all, famous tunes can be played everywhere, at every time.
create music on your own and play with other people
That’s the best music you can listen to and can make. It is a music of life.
It is the music you make with yourself and with other selves. It is a genuine music. Also, remember to listen to and play:
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•.what awakens you inside
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•.what makes you think twice
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•.what makes you shiver
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•.what makes you a better person
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•.what makes you a better self
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•.what makes you understand reality
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•.what gives you answers
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•.what gives you the keys to control your life
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•.delete commercial tunes
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•.listen to what makes you creative
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•.listen to what makes you wiser
Trash whatever is meaningless to your existence. Your ex’s CDs? Let ‘em go. Old crap you have never listened to again? Let everything go. Instead:
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•.Listen to music which reflects your present self
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•.Your present self has a favorite music he likes to listen to
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•.Make sure you change your music to develop a better taste in it
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•.Make sure you enjoy more of what you already have
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•.use free services (archive.org, soma.fm and grooveshark.com); Jamendo or different open source platforms which distribute free and uncopyrighted music.
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•.enjoy more, by spending less!
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•.check for free music events and alternatives!
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•.if you like something, pay for it (if you really have to), but otherwise try to live with free music.
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•.Tell the difference between what’s necessary in your cd or digital collection and what’s just a brief interest.
Growing a consciousness will enable you to go deeper and deeper into existence.
Start decluttering and downsizing your entire disc collection, selling or donating what you don’t really need / listen to.
I started decluttering today.
What about you?