The Impact of Music on Society and Individual: A Philosophical Perspective

Running head: PHILOSOPHY
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1PHILOSOPHY
Music is considered to usher peace and tranquility in individual life. However, seldom it
creates cacophony and turmoil because of its lyric, the sound it resonates and so on. I am a
musician and I started music at the age of 6. I can remember that it was a beautiful and pleasant
summer sunset when my grandfather gifted me a guitar in 1997. From that day my musical
journey has been started. This nascent passion for music gave me solace and I wanted to create
something unique and creative. Gradually in course of time my knack towards heavy metal
became increased like other teenagers of my time. After that I got acknowledged with sorrow,
grieve and all the dark things in human psychology and get attracted very soon. I never wanted to
hurt people rather I was willing to give them peace that they cannot afford in the daily
cacophony. So I started composing lyric with dark characters and violence to some extent. In the
meantime, someone someday from a pharmaceutical company sued against me that my lyrics
and music instigated people to choose the path of violence in the name of retribution. Therefore,
I had to set a meeting with the representative of the company who lodged complaint against me.
Henry: I lived on a friendly neighborhood in my childhood and during the summer we the kids
were went to the local church and playing music whatever we wanted. The Church Father was
very kind and he always motivated us to go for it. Somehow, I succeeded to make it my
profession. In fact, in my childhood I lost my father and I do not have any siblings. So my
mother worked on a nearby music shop. I used to go there and helped my mother sometimes. My
mother never prohibited me from singing and writing. On the contrary she was my patron. After
her pre-matured death I was taken as foster child by a couple. But I grew up with domestic
violence and negligence. My foster father was a drunk and my mother was self-obsessed.
Therefore, I started playing guitar. It drove me to depression and I suffered with trauma and