Saying you like music is like saying you like food. It's something that we all need. It's something that serves a primal need, underneath all the cellophane packaging, to express all those things we don't have words for otherwise. I used to think that I was going to be a composer when I was younger. I got rejected at the only college I wanted to go to (twice) because I insisted on applying as a music major. During my second audition, the proctor cut me off after three minutes. "Thank you, that's enough," he said. I'm a better fan of music than I am a musician. Yet, music hasn't really been a big part of my dating life. Thinking back on it this afternoon, I was a saddened to realize that I've only been to one concert on a date.
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