Music essentially to me is a way to escape everything that is in my surroundings and get to a place where my mind feels free. During the day in and day out activities, my mind is occupied and restless with thoughts and emptiness that sometimes make it hard to even concentrate at the task at hand. Usually with music, I am able to get a source of inspiration to keep me going through such moments, revive hope, happiness and feel calm while exposing myself to words and thoughts that make me feel accompanied.
Growing up in Nairobi Kenya, I was exposed to little to no music. Been forced to go to church each and every Sunday got me to take an interest in Gospel music. I would hear a gospel song on the radio or at church and the next time I listened to it I would memorize the lyrics. My love for gospel music grew, as whenever I listened to a song I would …show more content…
I was amazed at the many possibilities of music there was but took no interest in them. As I enrolled in high school that was when things took a turn. My friends did not listen to gospel music and we found it hard to communicate or interact when it came to what one listened to. I began feeling like I did not belong hence I began to adapt to their life. The peer pressure from my friends to listen to Hip-hop, rap and R&B, outgrew what was once a great love. As time went by, I began to realize that I was slowly fading from the gospel music and acclimating to the new hip-hop/ rap hit songs. I could see that I was not fully connecting with the message that was been passed along, but fully connecting with my friends. I found this to be the worst mistake I ever made since what was coming out from my mouth was vulgar language in the music. Overtime I began to see that there was no influence or effect with the music I was listening to and slowly began adjusting my life to go back to listening to gospel
Growing up in Nairobi Kenya, I was exposed to little to no music. Been forced to go to church each and every Sunday got me to take an interest in Gospel music. I would hear a gospel song on the radio or at church and the next time I listened to it I would memorize the lyrics. My love for gospel music grew, as whenever I listened to a song I would …show more content…
I was amazed at the many possibilities of music there was but took no interest in them. As I enrolled in high school that was when things took a turn. My friends did not listen to gospel music and we found it hard to communicate or interact when it came to what one listened to. I began feeling like I did not belong hence I began to adapt to their life. The peer pressure from my friends to listen to Hip-hop, rap and R&B, outgrew what was once a great love. As time went by, I began to realize that I was slowly fading from the gospel music and acclimating to the new hip-hop/ rap hit songs. I could see that I was not fully connecting with the message that was been passed along, but fully connecting with my friends. I found this to be the worst mistake I ever made since what was coming out from my mouth was vulgar language in the music. Overtime I began to see that there was no influence or effect with the music I was listening to and slowly began adjusting my life to go back to listening to gospel