Personal Narrative: How Music Changed My Life

Music has always had an impact on my life, so much so that I cannot imagine life without it. Occasionally I wonder what it would be like if there were to be a soundtrack playing in the background of it all. . I have had many life events in my life, and most of these, if not all relate to the songs. Without realizing it these life events are probably the reason that these are my favorite songs. The three most important events are the death of my grandfather, the cancer diagnosis of my aunt, and lastly the day I got my first horse. I know that I will continue to have many major events in my life as I get older and most of these will relate to songs in some way.
I was ten years old when my grandfather died, which I feel is a young age to lose your greatest role model. Many objects in every day life remind me of him however there is one item in particular; his truck. He had his old,blue ford truck for as long as I could remember. I remember he would pick me up from school every day and him and I would drink a Dr.Pepper on the way to his house. Every weekend I would go over to his house and

I had never gotten over the horse phase so my parents finally got me a horse. When I got my first horse it changed my life forever. The first time I heard the song “Chestnut mare” it made me think of my mare Julie. This song reminds me so much of her because when I first got her she was beautiful but very shy and timid. The lyrics that really stand out to me are, ”Always alone, never with a herd, prettiest mare I've ever seen, you'll have to take my word, I'm going to catch that horse if I can, and when I do I'll give her my brand” because this is what my mare used to do when I first got her. I pictured her every time I heard this song and I dreamed of me taming her down and one day riding her. Eventually as time went on she got used to me and let me feed her, brush her, and even got the halter on.