Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Well, okay, it's NO secret.  I LOVE music...LOVE...LOVE...LOVE!

When I was in my younger years, I remember so many doing weed, and other drugs. Not this girl!  Music did it all the way!  First, it was free, always accessible, and reverberated in my brain.  Even NOW in my winter years, it has the same effect. So, if you don't like music, this is not the blog for you!  Oh, sure, I love all kinds, but this is what speaks to me to rev up spirit in one way or another.

While I played piano the longest, I also had a lingering, light love affair with the guitar.  My former husband and I fell in love with Ludwig drums, and for awhile our house was rocking! Drums are now my "drug of choice". At a certain time in my life, all the instruments "went away", due to varying circumstances. I was somewhat empty for a bit, but finally figured out how to make the best of that, and music once again beat in my heart, mind and space! I especially love Brit performers, and Italian opera!

Oh, and don't forget Ed Sheeran!
England’s Ed Sheeran rocketed to stardom on the strength of hit singles such as 2010’s “The A Team” and 2014’s Grammy-winning “Thinking Out Loud.” Redheaded and boyish, Sheeran also showed a facility for having celebrity friends, from Elton John and Jamie Foxx to Pharrell Williams and Taylor Swift. A singer/songwriter who left school to pursue his dream, Sheeran began recording in 2005, and in 2008 moved to London to try for stardom. It worked out. A prolific songwriter with a penchant for R&B influenced pop and sentimental ballads, his first hit, “The A Team,” was nominated for a Grammy as song of the year, and his first album went to the top of the charts in the U.K. and the U.S. His second album, x, won 2014’s Brit Award for album of the year, and was nominated for a 2015 Grammy as album of the year. He’s written songs for off-stage friend Taylor Swift, as well as for One Direction and Christina Aguilera. His other songs include “Don’t,” “Bloodstream” and “Sing.”