Tim Snider reflects on stage about music as emotional sustenance, arguing it provides comfort during heartbreak and amplifies joy. He warns against a cultural war on art, saying society risks losing its identity if it undervalues creative expression.
So one of the things I love about music so much is that it's always there for you. You know, I think a lot of times we as humans don't go through life thinking about art, thinking about music, thinking about these things that make us human. You know, it's easy to get in the groove and just kind of go, and then something happens. Like you go through a heartbreak or something, you know, someone breaks your heart, or maybe it's the opposite. Maybe you're so excited about something and you just got this emotion and you gotta let it out. And that's what music and art, that's where it comes in. That's where it becomes food, it becomes sustenance, it becomes so damn important to our humanity. And I feel like there's a war on art right now and music and all this, and it's crazy to me because this is what— this is who we are, you know? And we can't lose sight of it. And I just want to scream that to the fucking rooftops, you know? But music's always been there for me in the hard times and the good times, and I'm so grateful for it. And I don't know who I would be or where I'd be without it. And, you know, just to be able to express myself in front of y'all is just such a treat. So thank you so much for coming out. And, uh, if it's all right with you, I'm gonna express myself a little bit here.
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