That's it, from now on I will name my posts independently from the content as well.

lol, true: a thought provoking question followed by a plug

Humoring the intro; I'd say music is basically about connection. Whether it be lyrically or musically, it comes down to what makes you feel something. To my ears; some songs don't even need lyrics...the rises and falls are so captivating that they work without coherent vocals. Other songs have lyrics that are so true to life that I forgive flat melodies or rehashed chord structures.

At the end of the day, it's what moves you. I know a lot of musicians, and many of them are doing it for the wrong reason: they love the scene, the stature, the attention. The ones who are great feel compelled to express themselves musically, and everything else comes second.

On the other end of the memory spectrum, Stravinsky used to forget the music to his own pieces in the middle of a performance. He would ask the conductor to jolt his memory between movements.