Pete Mendoza | Vaquero Radio
To me, music is the essence of my soul and emotions. It helps me express my moods and feelings no matter where I am and what I am doing. It even expands my own imagination and creativity, being able to create worlds and moments in my head.
I fell in love with music during my early years of elementary school but I had a limited sense of it mainly listening to rap, R&B and some pop. This was because I would only listen to other people’s music and never had a chance to explore different genres.
It wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school where I truly expanded my mind to the countless genres of music.
Although I had many reasons that caused me to listen to music, my best friend was the main reason I expanded my tastes.
Back in high school he was in band, so he was always big on music. Whenever we would hang out, we would listen to his music. At first, I was not much of a fan but the more we hung out each day, I would find myself bobbing my head to his music and I am glad to say I fell in love with all kinds of music after.
To this day, I can jam out to country, rock, reggaeton, phonk, metal, indie, jazz, corridos, electronic and so much more.
The great thing about this mixture of music is that I was able to identify some of my emotions. I say this because I am not one to express many emotions, especially to others besides just smiling or being serious.
Listening to music helps me reconnect with my emotions. For the longest time, I have always tried to hide many of my emotions and still do sometimes. However, my music helps to unravel the mess I hide.
My favorite part about my music is the countless songs that motivate me to be better.
Recently, I’ve felt like I am stuck in the same place and worry that I won’t be able to improve. At that point, I throw on my headphones and blast one of my songs until I stop feeling sorry for myself and actually do something productive.
Without my music, I feel like there is something missing in my life.
I recently left my AirPods in my sister’s apartment in Kingsville. I have had to go without music while I am in public for a while now and everything seems dull and bland.
It’s only when I sit down on my work computer or when I am at my house where I can truly feel the full embrace of it. There were even times where I would stop to jam out to some random event’s music just to listen to something.
Don’t get me wrong, the world is beautiful but I think music gives a little more excitement.
Music has become a key part of my life making every moment great and meaningful. I listened to music the entire time I wrote this column and I’ll keep listening to music all the way to my grave. I can promise that.
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