Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

***Just for the record I am NOT a fan of this topic, I think it's stupid.***

I've sat and thought about this topic for days. Literally, days. I wish I were making that up. A lot of people can say that a band or group has helped shape them and helped them work through either their teen years, a parents' divorce, or some other awful event. I cannot say the same. I almost wish I could. But the last thing I leaned on during my awful teen years, my tremendous amount of therapy, and my parents' awful divorce was music. Sure there were songs, but never just ONE band or group or artist who's music made me feel better.

The most I can say about music getting me through tough times, is that I played music. I played the piano for many years. I could sit at that piano and get lost for hours. It was a welcome distraction from the yelling and screaming and threats of beatings. It was my escape. Eventually I stopped playing, and now I'm so rusty it's almost as if I never played. It's sad. I'd love to start taking lessons to refresh my memory so I can teach Alexa how to play. She loves music, and we've picked out a keyboard for her to start with, that she'll be getting for her birthday in a few weeks.

I guess everyone had their band, and I had Bach and Beethoven to work through my issues with.