i haven't gone a single day the past five or six years without listening to music. i can honestly say music is one of the biggest parts of my life, i don't want to sound like some cliche teen but it's true. i wouldn't be who i am without it, that's a fact. every show i've gone to, i'm the happiest i've ever been without having to try. i can cry, i can scream, i can sing, i can hold the people next to me who i may not even know. the last gig i went to, i stood next to a complete stranger and and my best friend. i just went crazy, i didn't give two shits about what i looked like or sounded like. there are certain lyrics that ring in my ears from these moments. i saw a little sydney band as an opening act for good charlotte, called new empire who had a new song coming out. that song honestly changed me, maybe not in a whole lot but at the time and what i was going through, it changed me. "if he hurts you, then why are you in love?" over and over. then when good charlotte came on? benji started talking before he played 'hold on' which still sends shivers up my arms. "this song is for anybody who is going through something in their life because we've all been there." that song is one of my favourites. who ever's reading this either has no idea what i'm talking about or doesn't care but god, i can't even explain the feeling.