MUSIC: WHAT FEELINGS SOUND LIKE

Besides movies, music is my other passion. I think I'm just an all around entertainment kind of gal :-D I love to sing, write songs, and listen to music, old & new, especially old. I love to hear Actor make beats (yes he produces, he's a rapper by the way. He's gonna produce most of his new EP. More on that another time.) I just love love love love love music.

My brothers can sing, but they only do it as a hobby. My dad is a great singer, often praised by the Vietnamese community as the best non-famous (is that a word?) singer there is. Back in Vietnam he used to get on the radios & sing live, and to this day he is still requested at weddings & other great events. He has a very strong, smooth, mellow voice.

Needless to say, music is in my blood. I remember that I sang alot when I was a little girl in Vietnam. We were poor & didn't have much at all & music made me so happy. I used to stand on the door stopper thingy on the bottom & swing back & forth repeating the songs that my dad sang. Ever since then music has been a significant part of my life; it has been there for everything, even when no one or nothing has.

Whether having a crush, breaking up, or if you just feel like dancing, there's always a perfect song that comes on & takes you away from reality, if only for 3 or 4 minutes. I remember crying my eyes out to so many slow songs after breakups, and on the other spectrum, feeling all warm & fuzzy listening to love songs during the dating phase. When I listen to a song, I really feel connected to the artist & really feel where they're coming from.

So I dedicate this series to all of my music lovers out there, cuz I know there are many. I'll start posting new & old favorites that I enjoy & connect with, and maybe you'll share some with me...

Love,
Akanke