Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a music lover. I play guitar and sing (how well is debatable) and i dabble in several other instruments, such as harmonica, bass, and ocarina (think weird lookin' yet somehow cool wind instrument). I love to play all of these, they all sound lovely when played correctly and they help me to unwind at the end of the day. I honestly believe that it helps me to be more creative than somebody who doesn't care much for music. Everybody should learn an instrument, whether its guitar, saxophone, or just how to keep a beat with a cowbell. Even if you're not a musical person, you should still try to find some kind of creative outlet, be it dance or drawing. Perhaps if we had more creative people then we could finally be rid of this cultural mishmash of infinitely self-recycling crap that we call modern popular culture.
The lack of creativity in today's pop culture scene can be attributed to the lack of willingness to try new creative activities such as playing instruments. All of the "fresh new entertainment" that we see today seems to be recycled directly from the past. All sorts of movie remakes, such as the smurfs, the karate kid, and the A-team, while marginally entertaining, are still just rip offs straight out of the 70's and 80's. Then you have your crappy musical con-artists like Kid Rock, blatantly stealing the music from "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Werewolves in London." I mean, just give Madonna a listen and then Lady Gaga and tell me that they don't sound exactly the same (Even the stupid, weird wardrobe gimmicks).
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