Music Videos and John T

It's not that I have never really thought about the meaning behind music videos, it is just that I generally think for perhaps a short second on the subject and my mind goes elsewhere. Getting the chance to actually analyze all these different music videos was a fun experience! I think the thing that stuck out to me most about our class session was the fact that even though all of us were watching the same videos everyone was finding different meanings and metaphors. It really showed me that music is a truly personal experience and the message and meaning can change from person to person, it really makes music more beautiful than it already was.

I really enjoyed the John's story because he talked about his crippling fear of failure. The fear of failing is so universal that anyone who hears it can feel some sort of connection to his story. The way I connected to it was the way that it brought back memories of trying to find a college to attend. I had never been a very good student in high school so the idea of going to college kind of felt like I would be setting myself up for failure. Event though John has experienced so much fear he keeps pushing forward and creating new work and getting more job offers. His attitude towards hard work to overcome fear is very admirable and we should all try to take this lesson to heart.

As a side note, kind of random, I really like the fact that he was able to get his work out there because of things like Tumblr and YouTube. It is really amazing how some of these social media websites have become so big that they can actually make people famous and give people jobs. Not only John, but hundreds of others, are getting more famous thanks to YouTube and other sites, and they're able to make a full career out of the internet. How cool is that?!