Have you ever wondered where you would be if you would have chosen another path? Have you ever wondered how that choice could have changed your life if you would have made it? Often I look back and think about my past and look at the places I have been and the things I have done. Some things I’m not proud of. Some of those things bring back vague memories. Whether they are good or bad they still come back to me. Everything we do is based upon choices. After we make those choices there comes consequences. We can never decide our consequences, they just come.…
Born on January 9, 1967, David John “Dave Matthews”, is a South African-American lyricist, actor and musician. He is popularly known as a guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist for his band, the Dave Matthews Band. Dave was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and grown up in South Africa and the United States. He was the third of four children of Valerie and John Matthews. When he was two, his family migrated to Yorktown Heights in Westchester Country, New York. Before his father’s death in 1977, the family moved to Cambridge for a year. At the age of nine, he started playing acoustic guitar and mainly plays the same now. He got his graduation degree from St. Stithians College in 1985.…
According to Steve Huey, “Wonder was born Steveland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, MI, on May 13, 1950” (np). As a premature infant, he was put in an incubator, with an excess of oxygen that resulted in a visual condition known as retinopathy, causing blindness (Huey np). Steve Huey said that, “He learned piano, drums, and harmonica all by the age of nine” (np). Stevie performed for a few friends in 1961, while being discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles, who arranged an audition with Berry Gordy at Motown (Huey np). Steve Huey also said that, “Gordy signed the youngster immediately and teamed him with producer/songwriter Clarence, under the new name Little Stevie Wonder” (np). Stevie covered one of his heroes, Ray Charles, in his first two albums in 1962: A Tribute to Uncle Ray (Huey np). His song “Fingertips, Pt. 2” skyrocketed to the top of both the pop and R&B charts; meanwhile the young genius became Motown’s first chart topping (Huey np). Steve Huey said that, “Wonder charted a few more singles over the next year, but none on the level of “Fingertips, Pt. 2” (np).…
Born May 13, 1950 Saginaw Michigan, was Stevie wonder. He is a very talented musician who, learned how to play common instruments. At age ten, he had mastered the piano, drums, organ, and harmonica. He is very well known for the song “Isn't she lovely” in the album “Songs in the Key of Life”, released 1976. As we all know stevie was blind, blind since…
He started playing at the local church and soon became something of a neighborhood sensation.…
Have you ever taken a chance? Well i have a lot of times, and sometimes it did not turn out how i pictured it. Most of the time you should avoid taking chances because you can’t be sure how it will turn out. But, sometimes taking a chance might even be so you won’t get hurt or killed.…
Quite possibly one of the most recognizable voices in music belongs to Johnny Cash. His music spanned into the genera's of country, folk, rock and even gospel music, this shows that J.R. Cash was one of the most fascinating performers in popular music. In addition to being one of the most popular artists of all time, he also gained respect as an author and actor.…
Music is something that most people enjoy. Music can bring people together, remind us of good and bad times, and be a statement of faith. Some take their heritage and the traditional music that goes along with it seriously. Most of us know that Salsa is a common dance style, but Salsa is also a music style produces beautiful sounds. Some may have a hard time separating Salsa dance style and Salsa music. Salsa music is different from the Salsa dance style, although the music can get people up and dancing because of the fast beat it has. Whether you want to get up and dance or boost your mood, Salsa music will not disappoint you. Salsa has a deep history and the instruments used to make the sounds are unique to Salsa music.…
A few years after World War 2, the music genre Rock N’ Roll was created. It originated from Rhythm and Blues and Country. In the early 1950’s there was three musicians that joined the world of Rock N’ Roll. Their names were Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They each had their own style of Rock N’ Roll. But some individuals couldn’t decide who the true king of Rock N’ Roll was. In my opinion, Elvis Presley was the true king of Rock N’ Roll because, of his crazy dance moves, how he broke the social barrier between the black folk and the white folk, and today’s generation knows who Elvis Presley was.…
I was 15 when I heard Carly Simon for the first time, I had listened to music on the radio of course, even been to a couple of concerts. Heck I had went to see Three Dog Night the summer before, but that summer I was staying with my sister here in Sedalia, I thought I was a long way from home being I was all the way from Kansas City, Kansas. Until that summer I had never really stopped and really listened to the words.…
The famous psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl once said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation-we are challenged to change ourselves.(Brainy Quotes) Being a psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl knew a lot about human beings changing themselves. In the book Ender's Game, Ender meets a man named Graff. Graff’s main objective is to train Ender to save the world from the buggers. Graff changes from a cold hearted man to an empathetic and caring person who feels guilt and remorse or Ender at the end of the novel.…
Could you imagine what it would be like to lose your arm in a shark attack? Everything would be so difficult for quite some time. You would have to deal with not only pain but everybody wanting to ask you questions about what happened. Some people may even make fun of you or be scared. That would be a terrible feeling to have. Everything you do would be at least ten times harder.…
We all need to take risks in order to have a fulfilled life. Individuals have the right to be as independent as possible and sometimes this means taking risks.…
“If you do not create change, change will create you”. In other words, if you do not change willingly, change will ultimately modify who you are. The change can be exceptionally superb or awfully terrible. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth drastically changes. As the play goes on, Macbeth transforms from being a loyal warrior to a traitorous murderer, a loved thane to a hated king, and a weak husband to a fearless killer.…
The decision people make can affect how they change, for the good of all or not. Not just people, but characters in literary works such as poems, novels, and ballads can change from the beginning to the end. For example, a character from Slake’s Limbo written by Felice Holman, Slake, was shy and had low self-esteem. He blooms into a strong, confident, and mature person.…