What would your life be like without music?

My life would be a dull place without music. I’ve been in a funk since the death of R&B music legend, Frankie Beverly was announced last week because his music was literally the soundtrack of my life and I can’t believe he’s really gone. With his passing, my own mortality is winking at me morbidly.

He wasn’t a mainstream music artist but he was everything to Black folks. When my youngest daughter graduated from high school five years ago, his song “Before I Let Go” was sung by the graduates at the end, and brought the house down.

I couldn’t imagine living a life without music. My soul would literally starve without music. Although I have no rhythm and cannot rhyme, my heart jumps to the beat of music. Just hearing certain songs brings back a flood of emotions and memories. Nostalgia, love, and warmth. Music is my passion and medicine. Without it, I would be lost.