The Healing Power of Music
"I'm fortunate that music has always been there to hug and talk to me." My love affair with music began from I was a child growing up in the Caribbean. In fact, I lived next door to a recording studio. It was obviously soundproof as I didn't hear any music filtering out. However, I would notice the musicians coming and going. My love of this art form is a natural pull towards the magnetic power and beauty of music. From I was a child, I would keenly listen to many songs to the point where years later with the advent of YouTube, I can easily search and find them. I remember so many song titles or lines from their chorus from my childhood memory. I do believe the soothing nature of music is what attracted me to it so much. I recall listening to Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album on my Walkman just as I was about to enter my teen years. ...