Narrative Essay
A Musical Legacy
6 years old, still a kid. Barely taking my few steps into what music is. My dad would take out his CD holders full of rock music and start playing it on his stereo at home. I was confused, but enlightened. For once I felt I understood what music was. It was no longer a buzz in my ear. It was happiness. Then there was that one song. A song about a couple of guys living in a “yellow submarine”. My dad would whistle it out to me while it played on the stereo. It’s the song the started the musical path I still follow today. It was The Beatles.
As I got older, around 10 or 9 years old, I started to drive away from music. I felt like I’ve listened to everything there was to listen to. It didn’t really pull me in anymore like it use to when I was kid. I felt that it was just a bunch of noise put together for a couple seconds of enjoyment. That was all there was to it, according to me. Then one day I remember turning on my fat white Ipod during a vacation we took. I figured listening to music was the only thing I can do to pass the time as we drove to our vacation destination. I took out my big fat white Ipod, took out my headphones and carefully looked through all the artist on there.
I stopped as soon as I reached The Beatles. I was somewhat nolgastic to see that on there. A bit of happiness covered over me as soon as I saw The Beatles. I didn’t realize at the time, but I knew I was happy to see The Beatles on my Ipod. So I picked a song, which I still remember. It was “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”. I pressed played, sat back, looked out my window, and then just listened.
What happen during the whole period of that song was a feeling so jumbled up that it’s hard to explain. It was a feeling of happiness mixed in with praise, love, and confusion. I didn’t realize how music can make you feel all those things. I don’t want to sound like bad influence, but if drugs are that great like everybody says so, then this was better. This was the happiness I was searching for. The music I needed to kick off everything in my life. I was only 10, but for that moment I felt like I for once understood what music could make you feel.
Now I’m 16 years old. Still as confused about life as when I was 6 or 10. I guess you can say that I have changed, but I feel the same. I do feel I’ve changed in a musical way and that The Beatles have changed the person I am. Today I appreciate the music I listen to and all the artist I enjoy thanks to them. Every music experience becomes one full of rich art and deep meaning. They influenced me to begin to play guitar, and work hard to create music that I will enjoy. I haven’t realize all this until I sat here writing this narrative, but they really did change me. To me they weren’t just a simple band or The Beatles. They were like answer I was looking for in life.
I might be overreacting a bit, making The Beatles seem as if they were some kind of god, but these guys created my life basically. Everyday I get home and I have to at least listen to one of their songs or I feel like something was missing from my day. They changed my life positively and it’s the least I can do to honor them and notice the legacy they left for me and for others to hear.