Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwmUVO9mrQ

Sometimes you hear a tune and you can't stop thinking about it.  Rarely does my mind ever slow down, but today I heard this melody by John Mayer and just kindof escaped from everything. It's not that I don't like where I am (because I am in love with where I am), I just recieved the message that Mayer was trying to send.  See John Mayer is one of my favorite artists and if you think I'm crazy for this it's probably because you don't know enough about him.  He is an awesome guitarist and songwritter, and much of his best work is never played on the radio.  In fact, he makes fun of himself for songs like "Your Body is a Wonderland" and it seems like he much prefers the stuff that isn't in the Top 40 (like his jazz).  But music aside, I also like John Mayer because he seems incredibly real and doesn't care to act like himself even when people don't get him.  So anyways, what I love about this song/video is the reason Mayer made it.  He's been recording a new album called Battle Studies and just decided to take a break from the studio one day and run away to Japan.  Listening to his ipod and turning to solitude in a place far away, he wanted to figure out what was going on in his head.  It worked for him, and it works for me too.  Today I sat at the piano and all the sudden I was able to make beautiful music right on the spot.  Perhaps my music theory classes have subconciously influenced where my fingers were going, perhaps not practicing percussion for a month has made me turn to a different instrument for an outlet.  Whatever the case may be, I got away from the intense mind workout of Summit and just relaxed with the power of music.