"Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them." - Louis Armstrong
Last night I was editing my playlist on Spotify and I came to realize how some of my favorite musicians have passed away. Have you ever realized how many mucisans this world has lost, yet their talent outlives them?
Take Michael Jackson for instance; even though he's passed away in 2009, his songs still play on the radio and people make sure he is remembered. John Lennon, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Kobain, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra are some of my favorite artists, yet I'll never get the chance to see them play live.
Today, I just want to touch up on these two topics that always seems to be running through my mind: lost talent (which I just finished writing about) and hidden talent. Yes, it's kind of cliche to say it's ALWAYS on my mind, but I'm not kidding when I say it is.
Whenever I walk through the halls, I think of who has a secret passion that could get them to be another Michael Jackson or John Lennon? For all we know, they spend every second of every day (excluding school) playing guitar or working on a musical that they're part in. They have the potential to become a celebrity, someone others pay to listen them play, sing, or maybe even dance.
Maybe they're too shy to express what they love to others, maybe they're insecure or maybe, just maybe, they go unnoticed. I have a friend to whose dream is to be in a band and she is damn talented. She has the ability to achieve just that, yet, no one gives her the chance. No one wants to listen to her and no one wants to collaborate with her. Do they not understand how much talents is being turned down? I hate knowing that she has the capability to do what she love but no one gives her a second look and I have nothing i can do about it.
