Music and Me

 

    Hi Everyone! My name is Bentlee. I am originally from Asheville, NC. I am a transfer from Guilford College in Greensboro where I played basketball. While I was there I got my associate degree in arts. I have played basketball and softball my whole life but I chose to pursue basketball in college. I live in the mountains so I love being outside all the time. Whenever I want to clear my mind I just drive up to the parkway and enjoy the view. I have 3 dogs who I love dearly and keep me on my toes all the time. Their names are Huncho, Draco, and Fat Fat. I enjoy spending all my time with my family because I feel like family means the most in the world. I am the middle child and I have an older and younger brother. I also want to major in Psychology and child and family studies.

1. An example of something I like right now is "TBH" by PartyNextDoor. I like this song right now because it relates to a situation in my life that I was going through. My friend and I also really bonded over this song as well. Music is something that I am big on, so when I can enjoy a song with someone who I love deeply it makes the song hit even harder. I can connect well with music especially when the lyrics are meaningful and actually speak to you. Something I like to do is find songs that resemble experiences in my life and they help me get through it and then I eventually make a strong connection with that song. Party is also my favorite artist and I listen to him every day. A memory I have of this song is when my and my friend were in the car talking and this song came on we sat there the whole time just having a little concert in the car and it was one of our best moments.

2. An example of music that is deeply important to me is the song " A House Is Not a Home" by Luther Vandross. This song means a lot to me because my Grandma used to play it whenever I went over there when I was little. My grandma is my favorite person in the world to me. Since I am away at college, I can turn on the song whenever I miss her and it makes me feel happy. I also love the lyrics of the song. I am a big romantic person and hearing the song just reminds me of something that I would want to have in the future. I also enjoy older music because I think it is way more passionate than the music today.

3. An example of music that I don't really connect with connect with is heavy metal music. I am more of like a slow music person. I love R&B songs so the intense and loudness of heavy metal is not something I would want to listen to. I just couldn't see myself turning on something with a lot of yelling. I like chill vibes when I am listening to music and I feel like hearing that would be too much for me to handle. I wouldn't be opposed to maybe trying to find songs to listen to in that category but it just wouldn't be my first couple of picks to listen to. I think hearing this would just drive me a little crazy.