Music. It does one thing for us all, it makes us move. Not just to move on the dance floor and shake or spin with a beat, but move towards it and seek out the source.
What has music made you do? What song reminds you of a special moment in time?
Music Made Me Do It is about how music is more than just words with a beat; music is emotion and provides us with inspiration. A good song can help us be happier, run faster, think clearer and love better. From the outrageous and irreverent to sexy and courageous, MMMDI showcases and celebrates the stories we all have of music inspiring us to do anything and everything.
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“A freezing cold night in late winter, frantically searching for a companion to go see a favorite DJ who is in town playing a rare 7 hours, in a remote area of Brooklyn. You’ve never been there, and have no idea how to get there, but you know what you will find will make it all worth it. Now imagine all of your friends have backed out. You’re the last man standing. What do you do? The answer is easy, you go alone, because this music can you that much.
After years of attending clubs and shows with a normal group of music lovers, this would be a unique night. Initially my decision to go it alone was filled with anxiety and uncertainty of how this would go. That was replaced by a sense of adventure and excitement. The possibilities for the night were endless and the music….oh, the music would be there. The only companion that was really needed. Dawning a time tested pair of dance worn sneakers and downing one last shot of vodka to warm up the cold February night, my journey began.
After trudging through what felt like frozen tundra, I made it. Max Graham, in the flesh, open to close, 7 hours nonstop, I was in it for the long haul. Once inside the frigid night air was forgotten and quickly replaced by warm bodies moving in rhythm as their maestro set the evenings tone. There were lights, and bartenders, and strangers, but above all there was the music; the music that made me move into the night alone. Worries abandoned and drink in hand, for hours it was just us, me and the music, moving as one, unaware of anything else. No one to chat with, no one to care about or check on. It was the music that brought me to the dance floor and made me forget that I was alone.
The one thing I didn’t realize was, I wasn’t alone. I wasn’t the only one music moved that night. As alone as I thought I was, music made me and the rest of the party goers that night come together.
What started as a nod of shared approval for a track, or an ‘excuse me’ for dancing into someone, quickly changed to a bonding community of people moving together. Music had us speaking the same language and living the same dream.
It made me dance along side new friends, jot down numbers, and even briefly fall in love. It made me talk about the night that was with diner pancakes at 5 AM and it made me lay in bed until 4PM on a Sunday. We were all together with the music and no one was alone. Even if those relationships lasted for only 10 hours, and were never to be found again, music made us move that night.
So what made me go to Brooklyn alone on a freezing winter night? Yeah, I guess you could say music made me do it. We’d all be alone without it. #MMMDI” – Shikey
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Joseph Bonondona
Music made me fly across the country to make up with a girl!
Trung Nguyễn
Music gives a wings to the mind, especially is Trance!
Dustin Rouse
Music made me spend the last 10 years learning how to make music and develop sound
Myra Lynn Villaflor
Music brought me to enjoy all sorts of genres and met my hubby at my party. I listen to more of the production
Holly Daniels
Music made me find ways to express myself, when I don't always have the words to do it myself.
Tony S. Chang
Music made me free, and connect me with people all over the world
Lindsey Cal
Music made me understand what feelings sound like.
Mags Cheung
Music has bought me to my soulmates …. (well, I thought they were at that time!) =P
Lori R Jackson
Music puts me at peace…..lets us escape from the real world.
David Haug
Music brings me out of a bad mood, and makes long cardio workouts easier.
Christy Nguyen
Music Made Me: drive 700+ miles to spend 14 hours a day for 3 days at a music festival. Was it worth being out in constant 90+ degree weather for all that time? Being sweated on and lost in crazy crowds? Totally! Music brings people together and gives them a common ground to share. Strangers suddenly have something in common with you and they make the music experience better!
Lyman Lam
music made me relax my mind and help me share in events and memories with my friends
Brian Soberg
Music has made me do some crazy things like follow the grateful dead for ten years all along the west coast
Derrick Johnson
'Get Crunk' -Ying Yang Twins,reminds me when the Saints won Super Bowl 44! #WhoDat
Jeremy Rance
In July of 2004 I was sat at my desk at work for an insurance company in London that i had been stuck in for 8 years and The Shapeshifters "Lolas Theme" came on my Ipod. For some reason that song just made me think theres got to be more to life. I quit my job, gave up my lease of my flat and within 2 weeks i had moved to Sydney Australia to start a year of travel, exploring, music and discovery. Its a song that changed my outlook on life .
Jim Yee
Music made me into a professional person in aspects of music. I live for great sound in audio from music to movies.
Anonymous
Thanks Musi has ade me do some crazy things like wait in line for 10 hrs to get tickets or road trip through 3 states to see a concert
Anonymous
Ya I have done some crazy things for music but selling my car for Rolling Stones floor seats ranks high. Thanks – Bent Soberg
Kat Sims
Music made me stand in line for 8 hrs to have stevie nicks sign her cd a few years back
Ryan LaLuna
Music made me do it: I spend a lot of money on music. I spend a lot of time talking about music. Like most true fans of music I do my best to live it too! I've taught myself how to play multiple instruments and next week I will be attending my 27th show of the year as a paid ticket holder. The craziest thing i'd ever been a part of was this years The Hudson Project . The reason being is this was an absolute shit show. Most people had heard the horror stories and I'd say that their mostly true. But thats not the crazy part. The crazy part is despite the 6 hour lines, invasive police and the entire festival being a mud pit it was still AWESOME! Seeing some of my favorite artists go on stage and not hold back during the craziest rain storm ive ever been in will be the highlight of my concert going life! And it was all because of the music that the worst conditions became enjoyable and revered by my friends and I today. Shout out to Big Gigantic for the insane memories. MUSIC MADE US DO IT!