Uh oh... it was topic I wanted to do, but wasn't sure if I should as I am not much of a talk-starter.
I wanted to know if there are people like myself, who use music as a guide book, not as a space filler. I also use music as URL (directions - link to location) inside my head to access certain archived ideas and data in general. I can use music and revisit detailed 3D image of an idea inside my head even when decade has passed. There is very direct link between music and what I do. Not just in arts. When i was younger i used to gift people compilations with music instead writing letters as I believed music explains it better. My mom told me that i used to be so also like toddler - I was kind of whiny whimper kid that never shut up and cried and cried and cried - worst were the sleep times. And then mom found that I react to sounds. So using music, or even sound of heater or air conditioner. I just ... hated... silence.
I still hate complete silence without any additional sound. Long story short - music makes me do anything and music keeps me sane (with doodling).
Normally each drawing or theme as its own theme song. Most commonly I just loop same song because it is the URL to the idea and 3D image inside my head.
Here's few examples of some of the links and looping songs that made the images.
Yello - Pocket Universe was how this image came to be.
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In my head it was a moving image and maybe in some other situation I would have done camera mapping slow animation out of it because of this track. The song includes real Russian orthodox song and the image is based on final journey of a man trough cold void. I had no idea what to do for the inktober prompt and when the song started to play randomly on the playlist - it took me less than few seconds to make the 3D animated concept in my head for the doodle. And after that doodling sketch based on the image in my head was easy. Guided by the song. Had to loop the song until image was done.
Since you can post 2 images, I bring another example
Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien // The Inception kick version
I was in bad place - I had lost my ability to draw due wrist pain and what was equally messed was my brain. The Music links didn't work, the focus not there. I was waiting that kick to wake me up from this hell. Imagine your passion is taken from you and there I was trying desperately doing something and failing and failing and it was painful - physically and then on tele came Inception and hearing this 'kick' part played out during film action parts it somehow clicked in me and said - try... try again and so I cried and tried, but was different was that my brain was able to stay on the URL-focus on an idea.. just because I heard the kick in the film.
Was the 1st time after injury I believed I can draw again and focus on the music given 3D spaces inside my head again.
