I know a boy. A boy that, to me, stands out from all the rest in the best way possible. Although he has no idea, I look up to him with a great deal of respect partly because he is taller that me, but mainly because of what he does.
I've always heard that every person has a calling, or a "purpose", if you will. This boy I know, well, his purpose is music. Now, when most people think of music, they think of their favourite song or the brand-new hit sweeping the nation. However, the first thing that pops into this boy's mind is:
Music. I wish I could be making a song right now, instead of writing this irritating science exam.
Yes. He creates music. And this is the reason I look up to him so immensely.
The first of this boy's many talents is the ability to skillfully master the guitar. Last time I asked, he told me he'd been playing the guitar for 7 years. I, myself, had just started playing approximately a little more than a year ago and I must say, hopefully without sounding to self-absorbed, that I am actually at a level of satisfactory. Now, that being said, imagine how superb this boy is on guitar after all the time he has played. In fact, the only reason I am still taking lessons today is because of him. I want to be just as good as him. Simple as that. This was the first impact this boy left on me.
However, that is only the beginning.
The other and perhaps more astounding area of this boy's musical aptitude is when he uses a computer to devise the sounds i adore. The website, Notessimo, was where it all got started. I have tried this site myself, and as embarrassed as I am to admit it, Notessimo confuses me greatly. I understand that it is not difficult for most, but for me, fairly new to the world of creating music, I still have a long way to go. At the moment, I am still beginning my quest to create and execute music that is at least half as amazing as this boys. I am still a "n00b" when it comes down to it all. But I will not quit, because as I have previously mentioned, this boy inspires me to "keep on truckin' " and not to give up on something I love.
FL Studio 9 is the name of the software he is using at the current time. I am fairly aware of this product because it is the software Adam Young, more commonly referred to as Owl City, used when he first started out and may even still be using(I am a pretty big fan of Adam's music). Anyways, I am familiar enough with FL Studio to know that it is (or at least should be) for more serious musicians. Serious musicians with the kind of knack and passion for music that this boy has. He has a website where he posts his ingenious creations from both Notessimo and FL Studio; a website in which I keep in my "favourites" tab and visit quite frequently.
I wish this boy all the luck in the future so that he will reach success wherever his zeal may take him. I want so badly to apprise him of how highly I think of him, but I cannot bring myself to say it to his face (hence the reason I write this now). Someday, maybe I'll be brave enough to release my thoughts and feelings to this boy, or at least give him the link to this vent of mine, but for now, I'll leave that for him to figure out. I honestly think I make his task a lot simpler by the way I act when I talk to him or even by the look I get on my face when I see him in the hallways at school. His spirit is contagious. I hope he knows how much he matters to me.
Good luck, my inspiration.
P.S. Here's a link to all of his amazing songs:
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