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The Inspiration of Musiq's Music

I don't know about other people's life enkounters but I personally find that the more I age I find it increasingly difficult to be inspired. I've met so many different people, watched so many different films, had so many varied experiences, read so much of any and everything that it's almost always a feeling of  "Oh, I've heard and seen that before." So in the rare moments when I hear something or see something that stirs some inspired moment in me for whatever strange reason...I have to take note. On this day in history...I am completely inspired by the music of Musiq SoulChild...don't ask me why because I can't quite explain it. I first discovered his music in 2004 when I was browsing through a bookstore on my University campus in Jamaica and I've been a fan of his music ever since. For this particular song maybe it's because it has elements of Jamaican music in the composition of the ballad (ska? mento?). Or maybe it's the fla