Stop Listening To Music (Stephen Taylor)

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[@CallMeGuap]

Beautiful! Currently, I’m thinking about only listening to music when I want to listen to a new album or song. Taking the appreciation up a notch and not feeding my brain the same tunes over and over. Thank you for this.

[@natethehero1539]

I love just sitting back, closing my eyes, and dissecting my favorite songs. Drumming has totally changed the way I “listen” to music

[@googoo5922]

i havent listened music for 12 years. it happened all of a sudden. its quite satanic because music tells u what to do and how to feel love instead of having your own interpretation of love. its kind of scary

[@markherrera7640]

You’re not a clown, you’re the entire circus, you idiot

[@markherrera7640]

Music has never done that for as far as I know. What I like to do with music is put on an epic song like “centuries” and just imagine an epic fight scene going on

[@azharnafis3914]

Yes bro you are right 😊

[@matthewzaloudek]

Bro did you watch the video before commenting, or are you just commenting based purely on the title?

[@col4311]

Like the comment above says, did you watch the video? >because music tells you what to do and how to feel love instead of having your own interpretation = satantic??? Christians are something else my god. Also 107 likes?

[@patcummins1405]

"The theory comes to explain why the artist created something" fantastic! Too often we focus on the HOW rather than the WHY. Great video.

[@Strellock]

Yep, I rarely ever listen to a song without gouging: a. are those drum kit drums or samples, b. can I play it, c. can i play it better; I rarely can relax when there's drum kit in a song. I sometimes even catch myself counting when I've no intention to learn/play the song! Stephen should do a lesson on how to stop listening to just the drums in songs, for real!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

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[@Strellock]

And of course the beautifully bearded man got it! Tnx!

[@peterswenson8563]

Strelock same

[@mingmerci6103]

Get on your bed, lights off and put war of the world's on... You will soon learn... You imagination takes over rather that breaking anything down. Good luck with it you will get there ✌

[@Siberius-]

Not sure if that link is really the same thing. That seems to be more about how to really dive into the specifics of the music and hear/notice all those details. whereas this video is more like... taking a step back and just taking it in without judgement, and seeing how it makes you feel and the atmosphere and stuff. Taking a back seat/dropping back into an observer position. As far as I gathered. Could be wrong! If you want to get better at THAT, then the best way is to do mindful meditation for 10 minutes the day. Teaches you to just notice things arising in consciousness (including your thoughts/judgements, etc). It's something everyone should at least have a go at. Generally very beneficial and enjoyable. I definitely recommend the "Waking Up" app. Specifically.

[@brandenbright457]

I can't help but dissect music anytime I listen to it.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

It's hard to stop doing that and just enjoy it. But important

[@johnson1642]

I love that you mentioned artists in other genres - I have found the greatest joy when I am working with an ensemble where I am so engrossed in the music that there is no space to think about what I am playing, I just know that I want to participate in the musical conversation in the moment. I have played behind vocalists that have had me in tears behind my kit - the result, some of the most musical performances I have played with the fewest notes. Each note meant that much more in support of the song. Don't get me wrong, it is fun to chop out (in the practice space only) - but I'd rather play 8th's on the hat with cross-stick on 2 & 4, 1 and 3 on the kick if that is all that is needed

[@MatthewDavidT]

This is what it is all about! What an absolutely groundbreaking video! Well done my friend.

[@Deraco1]

I completely agree with Stephen. I've always been big on disecting music and try to think how the musician was feeling during those not events (especially in worship music) ever since I step up my technical know how, this has opened up a lot of things spiritually. thanks again Stephen!

[@Jameskeith1972]

Listening at the surface level is where we let the music take us on a ride. Digging down to the base level is stoping to "hear"(feel/see/touch) the language being used. We have to adjust our camera angle to do this. Zoom in and out. This was how it was explained to me in the past. Thanks Stephen! Ex. I listened to some Rachmaninov a couple of days ago to demonstrate this idea to stepson who has taken up violin. I was showing him how the soul can be moved by just a few notes.

[@cesarbetioli565]

After all music is something to enjoy, being simple or not... It's not like a sport that only performance matters

[@guitardavepdx]

Preach it, brother. Awesome stuff. I discovered this all by accident. When I first found Joe Satriani, I had just bought a cd and was just vegging out after work one day. It got dark out and was too lazy to turn on the lights, kicked back on the couch, closed my eyes and heard Flying in a Blue Dream. Blew my mind. Never looked at any song the same

[@jonathanpalmquist4894]

Buying the $99 Grado SR80e headphones will facilitate this. I just got them a few weeks ago and the sound quality is crazy good for a pair so cheap. The sounds become crystal clear like the recording studio is inside your brain, and the soundscape incredibly wide and balanced (cause they’re open back).

[@williamsharp8254]

Music on the radio is hard for me to really hear , but when the church rehearses I am able to see how the song comes together. I liked your explanation on how to hear the music better.

[@vladimirlopez7840]

One of your best lessons brother. I've been that type of person to dissect a song and hearing the little things going on. Hopefully that will make me better as I further my study of playing the drums.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks so much...glad it hit home with you Vladimir!

[@marks8364]

Nice video. It's all about the feeling.

[@chadn1764]

thank you so much! i have done this before but I really tried to just take the music in as a whole story rather than something linear, it changed the whole feel of the songs, they feel like a flow, or a story.. it's hard to explain, but it's wonderful

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet Chad!

[@frankschnyder2453]

What you're really saying is to get rid of distractions. You can't really hear a song while driving, cleaning the kitchen or playing a video game. The music just becomes background. If you want to (attempt to) appreciate what an artist did, yeah, turn off the lights and just hit play. If you're listening to see what the drummer did, focus on that, but he probably did what he did to COMPLIMENT the other players and see how the drums serve the song in general. Oh and getting high helps, yes, but it will block the memory of what you focused on. Great video! Thanks.

[@matthewsuarez2467]

this just opened my mindset through a whole lot of level thanks bro

[@vinniereck7536]

Probably the most useful video for musicians EVER! The music is everything and we all play our parts but the object is the ( hopefully greater ) sum of the parts. You must see the bigger picture to start with, and then your part. It's the best I've ever felt on stage when I "hear" the bigger picture. It's like an out of body experience! Its very seldom I get any satisfaction if I'm just thinking chops chops chops cos, coming from that mindset they never bloody work anyway! My favourite inspiring drumming has always been the simpler stuff but it's perfectly chosen and placed in the music and thats where the power is. Perfect placement!! Thanks Stephen, lovin the attitude mate.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet Vinnie

[@donaldham1218]

I have to say, the way you break things in bits n' pieces is truly amazing. Listen🔊 Listen🔊 Listen🔊....I will do !!!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks Carlos...so glad it resonates with you

[@Krooksbane]

Great video, excellent point. The point being made taps into people's comfort zones. Can one let go of one's desire to get better, for the joy of experiencing something fulfilling.

[@AKuppen1]

I hear music in my heart and i definitely see the art and what it means. Its hard but when you are there i grant you its better than listening

[@soumonism]

Great talk. The way I look at it, playing and receiving is about presence, and you can't be fully present while analyzing.

[@tch717]

This is absolutely true and enlightening. Nowadays musics and songs are easily played on various streaming services, along with the unlimited playlist and people tend to get numb with what a music can induced to their mind. In some ways we have been taken granted of this conveniences - listen too much without hearing the actual essence, we tend to lost the appreciations to the precious art piece.

[@dipankarghosh8495]

no this is wrong

[@ogden700]

This is absolutely brilliant: full respect.

[@brandonkidd6738]

Hey Stephen, I am just starting my journey with drums. Love your videos and style.

[@ballzheimers1782]

Thank you for this good sir. My sister and her friends used to think I was crazy for closing my eyes and HEARING the music.

[@hiptoalieu]

Great video! That's what got me into folk, acoustic, and Americana music

[@agod5608]

Great video. Music is one thing in life which does not lose it's charm after you learn the secrets.

[@GeGe-fg3hx]

Music really isn't bad their are a lot worse things than music. Music can have great messages. Some things though drain your energy which isn't good! And some songs can do that to but, I think their are plenty of great secular and non secular songs that aren't bad but, if it helps you out listening to Christian music is probably, the way to go for you which I don't disagree with

[@InveterateMendaciousness]

There is never a time that I can keep myself from trying to understand the shapes and textures of the music I’m listening to. I mean that kinda literally; I love to imagine sound as forms with textile qualities and altering structure, and even temperature.

[@YUNAsLoveT]

True said. Music is the language of our feelings, we need to look deeper that be able to see whole universe hidden inside

[@BrettPapa]

Good point! Nice vid.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks Brett! Let's hit lunch next time you come through Nashville

[@estabanfiesta3806]

are you a viking?

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Yes.

[@Mel-417]

@@StephenTaylorDrumsa hot Viking!

[@farouk9178]

@@Mel-417 I agree 😂

[@dylanrus8117]

Stephen Taylor Too much Amon Amarth?

[@abidharahman2523]

AJG 1776 looool

[@PeterVred]

Great to hear you say this Steven, I am really enjoying your new line of teaching the basics. I wish the six thumbs down would have heard what you were saying, and really recognized it in themselves. I am guilty of quick, surface judgments all to often. Recently though, I heard an album, released about a year ago that i TRULY HEARD on the first listen. That is SO rare for me, that something grips me so quickly, even without understand the lyrics as they went by on first listen, only that I knew inside, that I understood what this perfect music was about. It was Brand New Day by The Mavericks. Nothing spectacular, other than perfection, that touched deeply. I love it when that happens. Jason Mraz's, We Sing , We Dance, We Steal Things, was another, on the other end of the musical spectrum, for sure, and it purposely had all the complexity and ear candy that I listen for, to make quick judgements. Brand New Day had none of that. Still, both are art at it's purest.

[@MrHasenfeffer]

Pink Floyd came to mind while watching this video. Floyd took blues and gave it a whole new feel. I have listened to (heard) The Dark Side of the Moon hundreds of times and I still get lost in it. It is a reminder to me that the number of notes and complexity of rhythm matter less than putting them in the right place.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Couldn't agree more

[@vemg]

I feel like Dogs of War is one good example of this. The Song is basically a foot stomping porch blues song Pink Floyd just put a bunch of glorified sounds effects around the concept AND I LOVE IT!

[@michaelb.tysonson3375]

50/50 Sometimes I’ll just like to enjoy it, other times I like to dissect it.

[@nicolasmartin.exchanger]

Man, I know you're right, but after years of trying to learn to improve my own writing, it's a reflex that's difficult to turn off. Although I must say, I did learn to focus more on trying to understand why a certain element created a certain effect, more than trying to evaluate if it's "good" or "impressive".

[@RaoulMoreira]

What you're explaining is transitioning from listening from a closed mindset (judging) to an open mindset (Open questions about the artist and song). It's applicable to your entire life, from problemsolving to social gatherings

[@Alex-m8515]

Man ive just discovered your channel and wow dude!!! You're my new favourite youtuber

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks so much Jim!

[@christianfekete]

This is beautiful, i think that answers the question of why I feel like repeating techniques instead of playing music, thank you It seems like it is more about enjoying life rather than practicing life, i see the passion

[@riolunadraws]

I agree. Usually I hear the song 1 to 3 or 4 times and then interpret the lyrics and concentrate on every instrument each time I hear it. I play guitar and I actually feel more touched by guitar solos and always find myself thinking back to it, wondering how the guitarist did that and why.

[@L.A.W.Studios]

"Hear colors that you've never heard" You're describing something near and dear to me...(because I have it) Namely, Synaesthesia. Great lesson by the way, I quit 'listening' to music years ago, I always,always 'hear' it in all it's wonderful complexities, simplicities, textures...whatever.. ...and of course, where the artist was 'coming from' with their song... fascinating stuff, it is... thanks..

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Those with Synaesthesia REALLY understand this

[@townofrockridge]

I blame Gary Mallaber for this. That drum intro to Take The Money And Run I heard on the radio in '77 made a listener out of me as a little kid. LOL. Good points here for sure. As I work with more songwriters and fewer bands, you flat out HAVE TO hear and turn off your musician ears. Huge challenge but very rewarding for sure.

[@viliiiboeh9687]

What!? Music is my life. It's relaxing and help me when I have bad day, man!

[@samuelmarshall100]

I did this before I watched this video its a great way to tell similarities between different types of song that sound the same

[@rayrayscooterwerede9839]

Without music, life would be a mistake!!!!😡

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Totally agree. But that’s not what this video is about.

[@yobi512]

Dude, you didn’t even watched the video 😂

[@Daniel-mc3ko]

@@StephenTaylorDrums you should change the title of this video, i was also gonna get angry on you 🧐🧐🧐

[@Daniel-mc3ko]

@Ameen Sha C fuck off boomer, 🙄 we'll do whatever the fuck we wanna do, it's none of your fucking buisness 😒😒😒

[@Daniel-mc3ko]

@Ameen Sha C fuck off

[@linguisticsdrums9215]

Listening to music helped me learn languages for my college degree, but now it's time to really hear and improve my musicality!

[@dieter6686]

self expression through music, absolutely

[@dalcala75]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 absolutely some people forget to do this, i caught myself when learning music for my band

[@roman-kopylov]

Totally agree!

[@sxbastian33]

I rate music and I also really understand and when I saw this I was amazed to what you said so I am going to watch videos with others I will show them this

[@meekoloco]

I totally get where you're coming from. I've been guilty of over analyzing music most of my life. Finally, I've been able to kind of abate this approach. More often now than in the past. I'll hear a song or piece and really feel it without dissecting it. It's those times now that I try my best to hinder myself from discovering the science of the music. I have actually had a favorite song that I have over analyzed to the point it was no longer my favorite because now I only hear the science of how the song is built. There are times now when a student will ask me to teach them their favorite song, and I ask them, "Do you really want to learn how this song works, or do you want it to remain your favorite song?" Thanks for sharing Stephen!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet!

[@markhyphon]

I have had the same thoughts about the music I have created as well as separating my mind from the music when engineering a song, the studio can be a great tool to explore the creative component of music construction as much as a destroyer of just superficial listening that most people do...

[@ryanbarkosky8065]

Every guitar, bass, and drum person needs to watch this video!!!

[@christophjordan6314]

you are so damn right...it took me a while to separate both ways from each other ;-) keep it up, Stephen :-)

[@sujayanarula3913]

So true, can listen to the drums of the 'Eye of the Tiger' , 'Sweet Child o mine' , All Summer long & CCR top of my mind tracks. Pls refer must listen rather HEAR Drums tracks, very inspiring, thanks😃

[@KKplaysit]

Glad to say I do both these things. Great video!

[@ahmetkarakartal9563]

yes you are absolutely correct.Thank you

[@jrob_drums]

Yes! On point brother. Well said.

[@JesseP.Watson]

I'm not sure if I'm alone in this but I generally start laughing when I find myself in the presence of a really astounding musician/ group. Never been quite sure why it is as but ...smiling... Jaw dropping then... Dunno... Something about the sheer wonder of that achievement, that startling mix of emotion and immediacy mixed with technical fluency ...Hearing/seeing that happening... it's one of the most amazing human feats, I think. It just makes me feel so good that I start laughing... And then dancing :-) ...I guess I'm very happy to be able to experience that and not be permanently stuck analyzing. I think a lot boils down to emotional availability, it seems a lot of folks suffer from blockages in that area -from education or upbringing, I don't know, a lot of first world woes due to this, in my opinion. I think this also has some connection with a blockage between the intellect or senses and the body - as in dancing, or staying stock still when hearing music that really SHOULD make you start moving, impulsively. I was at a particularly energetic concert the other day, a group consisting of real virtuoso musicians, amazing driving jazz fusion, epic sound. ...I looked around in one song that was pumping like, I don't know what and... Not a head twitching... And I wanted to dance like a madman, in fact I did, alone, partly because I wanted the band to know their efforts weren't entirely wasted. ...But, there are a lot of musicians who act in just the same way... For me, first music lesson - learn to dance, learn how to enjoy dancing.... Cause, I think, if you want to play like Clyde Stubblefield you have to be able to dance, just a little, like James Brown. ..'Cause if you can't feel the difference between a tight groove and groove that makes you want to drop your sticks and start dancing - you're flying blind. ..Apologies... I got into writing that. :-)

[@chrisiorio5278]

Got kinda emotional watching this video! Man I gotta say, I love your work, Stephen!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks so much Chris

[@karinacapetillo8973]

wow! Thank you for this!

[@jacquesgosselin41]

Love your passion

[@nightwizard4168]

Wow, said perfectly.

[@markricher7362]

Guilty of that, I don't hear music because I'm listening to the drums, I'm so bad, ha, ha!

[@757foks]

Oh man, what a great video and subject!

[@frankburn6312]

Getting high usually does the trick !!!!!!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I don't know...I've never gotten high and I've always heard music just fine ;^)

[@frankburn6312]

Being a horn player originally, I always listen/analyze every note, chord (If I can ) and rhythm. My brain goes non stop. Mary jane losens me up and allows me to "not do it". It also creates an awesome "focus state" and everything gets so clear and musical :)

[@npg68]

EDM - especially the earlier stuff does the same for me - because I know it's all done on a computer - for some reason I switch off and listen to the sounds instead of what is going on.

[@broly6423]

frank burn truth af haha

[@FuncraftVideos]

@@StephenTaylorDrums That's why your musical career sucks

[@cherianbiju]

wow...best music lesson ever!

[@framespersecondto]

You had me on the first half in mot going to lie!

[@viniciusmagno8342]

@sephen taylor For some reason, starting last Thursday, all music hasn't been sitting well with me at all. I tried listening to The Rip Tide as I was taking the bus, but for some reason, it just sounded like a bunch of sounds thrown in together. Ever since then, none of my favourite albums spark any emotion that they used to. I love emotional albums with a message, so this is really concerning to me. Music has been one of the largest aspects of my life (both listening and playing, and I haven't been doing either since). I really don't know what to do here. If anyone could give any recommendations, I'd be more than grateful. Thank you all.

[@samiransonowal3667]

Thanx stephen for ur humble words...

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet

[@matthamilton3386]

very very true Steve, listening is so different from hearing music ,am glad someone has come on here to explain this ,well said bro, great example that has made me hear music is listening to led zeppelin, those guys were true geniuses, am learning led zeppelin atm, your story a while back on playing the Ocean was a great story, and is a great example of hearing the music :D

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Lol...the fact that you remember that story...

[@vikinq5055]

You don't have to analyze a piece of music in order to enjoy it, the creativity in the sound of the song shouldn't be labeled as bad music. Maybe even sometimes when you analyze a song it can put you off and ruin the flow. Ruining your experience in the song's art. ''Oh, this song with banger tunes is garbage because it doesn't have a backstory to it.'' If I listened to a song and enjoyed it, but then decided to analyze it, it would not affect me at all, and I wouldn't even care afterwards.

[@brianwilkerson7212]

Spot on Stephen Taylor!

[@cgent55]

Very good video. I've experienced this a few times. The last time was in a retail store. Radiohead - Creep came on and for some reason I was captured unlike many times before.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I love that band. OK Computer just blew my mind the first time I listened to it.

[@jamilmalik999]

i cant live without music 🔥music is the best

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[@chefzef2449]

This is one of the most important videos on your channel

[@jas_bataille]

It's funny how I agree with you except to me "listening" is getting deep into it and "hearing" is just... well hearing just like some noise in the background. Some confusion with words here IMHO but youre are damn right.

[@aries6663]

Jas Bataille haha

[@Sara.Sukuna]

This is first video i saw and I already subscribed

[@DavidAhrens]

Incredibly well said, Thank you

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet David

[@fromthe4gotten]

Very good point! I agree, however I think that the way music is distributed these days is different from when I was a kid. When I was younger I would go to Meijer (which is the home grown equivalent of Wal-Mart) and wait just before midnight the day a new anticipated album was released. Grab it from the worker as they were pulling it out of the box. Go home and listen to it start to finish while reading the lyrics and soaking up the album artwork. Reading what the members and would say in the back of the insert. I would literally spend all my allowance money on CD's. I still buy them quite often but they're not as readily available. Without going online to purchase them. Everything has become digital download this, Pandora that and in my opinion, it takes away from the amount of artistry depth and overall experience of being able to enjoy not only the music, but the creativity it took to bring to life.

[@ThePowerchimp]

Agree with everything you're saying, I just have flipped definitions of "hear" and "listen" than you're using. "Hearing" is the physical, involuntary response of soundwaves and electrical signals that results in surface level / dissection. But "listening" is the conscious, active, intentional activity that evokes deeper understanding of purpose and context. Great advice, I just think you're using hearing and listening opposite to their definition.

[@krankheadkrank1408]

yep! well said..yes I used to be like that all the time. to the point where a lot of great music passed me by because i thought they weren't very good musos, only to go back to it years later and find I was so wrong . Thats why i rarely like drum solos. (time to go to the bar) It feels like the music stops, most times And the drummer, just wants to show everyone he has got some chops. It seems really rare to see anyone (drummer i mean) do something that may effect you on an emotional level.

[@jonpnorris]

Thank you. We get caught up in that stuff too often.

[@Steven-og5tu]

I got really stoned a few nights a go and put some pink floyd on (tdsotm) and something really weird happened like i closed my eyes and i could see the whole band playing and i could focus on each instrument and sound and they were playing as a whole. Best 5 mins of my life.

[@aaronjerez4969]

This is brilliant

[@rackeemrowe8249]

Thank you bro

[@SPAPBrocker]

Many of my musician friends and I have gone through periods in time where we can only hear things analytically, it's horrible. Happened for a while during and after jazz school. I think it's to do with trying to absorb too much musical info. Really make uninturpted emotional listening a priority and just worry about biting off what you can chew. Get immersed then analyse. That's my experience

[@davidignatiusbalestreri1737]

I hear you my man. Great advice, but The Doobie Brothers always told me to listen to the music. :-))

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I see what you did there ;^)

[@LANGI902]

😁👍🏻

[@mikedolan6176]

Beautifully well said

[@dipankarghosh8495]

wow u a stupido

[@1thess523]

what's funny is my brother and I are both drummers and when we used to go to punk shows we would actually focus on the drummers to see what they were doing and trying to learn their techniques . As far as the other instruments my first experience of "stop listening to music " was when I was driving one day with to The Smiths Louder Than Bombs album playing in the back ground and my ear caught the bass lines and was like "whoa whoa" because I had never "heard" them before.

[@Yaboroqe]

1thess523 .. and because of that you started playing the bass guitar? Lol

[@D1ne-O-SAur]

You really opened the treasure chest!!!!

[@maman2011100]

I actually had the opposite problem.. In my teens I've always liked music that fitted my vibe and felt real and played with my emotions a certain way. That made me dislike alot of musicians from another genres or styles. With the years, I eventually grown to appreciate skill and how good are a certain band as musicians and learned to enjoy music by just listening and disecting the drum parts, guitar parts, etc. Examples are Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine, bands I really used to hate as a teen cause it wasnt my vibe (I usually listen to old classic rock and metal), but when I realised how 'good' they are, I enjoy their music just because It's fun to "judge" all the parts and their skill. (Went to an Avenged Sevenfold live show and actaully had a blast)

[@JopatBarcelona]

Nice one dude.. Understand to hear Hear to understand.

[@gbuk97]

Amen. Felt god talking through you

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Glad it hit home with ya George

[@nunovaladascardoso5581]

This is frustrating to me personally as a writter I already know this and I'm trying to figure why I don't enjoy music anymore, or even listen to it, I can understand it fine as I always have and I do enjoy something more than others but for a few years now I can't really connect my self to music. what happened?

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You spent too much time in the vaccuum of trying to create. Go back to some of the older things you used to listen to for fun. We all get stuck in this spot occasionally...especially when you do it for a living.

[@wolmember]

Poetry corner. Snapping my fingers right now. Good stuff 👍

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

lol

[@hariv5664]

Music can make anything beautiful!

[@VSidDRUMS]

Gold!