Music is the Soundtrack of Your Life - Dick Clark

I admit I don’t listen to music as much as I used to. I would have had it playing most of the time. Now it is usually reserved for when I am working on the computer, editing my photos, or preparing for a show.

I don’t have a set playlist. I just turn on my iTunes, set it to random, and dig the music.

If you were to look at the songs I have, you’d be surprised at some of my selections. I have some jazz, some blues, and a lot of rock music. While most of the groups are mainstream from the 1970s and 1980s, I do have some bands you may never had heard off. Some examples are High Tide (early progressive rock), Quicksilver Messenger Service (psychedelic rock featuring the great Nicky Hopkins on piano), and Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows (rhythm and blues band from Chicagoland).

Of course, the list would not be complete without some of my favorite bands and artists. Grand Funk Railroad, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, and ZZ Top are among these.

A smattering of 1960s rock can be found too. The Animals, The Kinks, some early Beatles and The Who are just some of the bands that provide some of the soundtrack of my life (at least my “work” life).

Some of the songs on my list bring back memories of my past or remind me of events. If that is not a soundtrack, I don’t know what is.

Surprisingly, I am not listening to music as I write this. I prefer silence when I write, as I think more clearly that way. Silence can be a soundtrack as well. But music does get my creative juices running when I do other things, like the editing I mentioned before.

What is on your playlist when you create?