Define Yourself with Music
I love music. I listen to it all the time. I listen to it when I drive to work. I listen to it when I’m killin the weights at the gym. I’m listening to it right now. In case you are wondering, right now I’m listening to “Who Do You Love?” by YG featuring Drake. It’s got some pound to it. Both of these dudes absolutely murder the track.
I can honestly say that I would be lost without music. It has such a profound impact on my enjoyment of life. Without it, life would be boring. I would be just a walking drone with no pep in my step, no killer vibe, and most importantly, no swag.
The music we listen to greatly influences who we are. It’s another form of entertainment that were are influenced by, just like the television we watch. Most importantly, music enables us to achieve a better understanding of ourselves.
When you take a step back and actually look at the music that you listen to, you’ll be surprised at just how much this reveals about who you are. So you should do that. Define yourself with music. Go through your playlist and really take a look at the songs you listen to most frequently. Ask yourself why this is. Ask yourself why you keep playing certain songs over and over again. What songs inspire you to strive for greatness? What’s songs get you pumped up to go to the gym? What songs get you in the mood to go out and silk some broads? What songs give you the confidence to do whatever you want? What songs give you the strength to get through your down times and make you feel that somehow some way…. everything is going to be alright? Ask yourself those questions.
You will be surprised at how helpful this is and also at how much fun you can have with this. Now it’s important to realize that this is not some end all be all solve every single problem in your life trick for total self-improvement. Doing this exercise will not instantly make you cooler. It will not instantly make you more attractive to women. It will not instantly make you a more social person. That is not what self-improvement is about. That is not how we approach it on this site. If you want quick fixes for every problem in life… you might as well start looking for another team to join. To avoid any further confusion, let’s briefly define SELF-IMPROVEMENT.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT (according to Sonny)-
Self-improvement is about working on various aspects of your life to make yourself the best possible version of yourself. It’s all about UNDERSTANDING… understanding what works for you and what does not work for you. We all have problems or things we want to work on. We all have questions. We all want answers. Self-improvement is about becoming informed and actually going through the process of trial and error to find out WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.
It’s an ongoing process. There is no end. The ultimate measure of success is that over time, you can actually look yourself in the mirror and ask the question, “Who are you?”…. you are on the right track when your answer becomes a story and that story motivates you to become a legend when it’s all said and done.
That’s deep. I kind of went off topic but that’s how I feel at least. But my main point is that all this stuff is about understanding yourself. Your main goal is to become the best version of yourself as possible. The only way to truly have a chance at doing this is by understanding yourself to the best of your ability. So when I mention something like going through your playlist to study the songs you listen to, it’s important because it’s one more thing you can add into your arsenal. It’s one more thing you can do to potentially understand yourself better. So in reality, it’s kind of a big deal.
Do this for me:
Go through your playlist and choose the 10 songs that best represent you. They can be positive or negative. Anything goes. Just make sure that each song represents you or relates to you somehow. If you’re brave enough, let me know in the comments below. I’ll go first.
The Thiller
Anything I do in life, I do my best to BRING IT. No hesitation. Just bring it. These songs represent that for me:
LL Cool J (feat. Method Man, Redman, Canibus, DMX) – 4,3,2,1
Cam’ron (feat. Jay-Z and Julez Santana) -Welcome to New York City
Three Days Grace – Animal I Have Become
The Killer
I’m not a quitter. I don’t just give up. I keeps it nasty… I’m from the old-school. The only way to stop me is to kill me… Good luck.
Eminem (feat. 50 Cent, 2pac, Nate Dogg) – Till I Collapse (Remix)
Skillet – Rebirthing
Skid Row – 18 And Life
My Darkest Days – Save Me
The Lover
Being smooth… silkin’ broads. I love it. That’s reflected in my overall swag and that swag is mainly due to the music I’ve listened to over the years.
LL Cool J – Imagine That
LL Cool J – Doin’ It
Tony! Toni! Toné! – Let’s Get Down
That’s my list. What’s yours?
Sonny
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Small taste:
Megadeth – Holy Wars
Alice in Chains – Would?
Pantera – Mouth for War
Down – Ghosts along the Mississippi
Corrosion of Conformity – Vote With a Bullet
Akinyele – Outta State
Biz Markie – Nobody Beats the Biz
O.C. – Point O Viewz
Redman – Jam 4 U
EPMD – Headbanger
Sick dude. I like it!
Hey Sony.
I’m really digging the song Jesus of Suburbia and System of a Down lately. When I need inspiration I like to hear songs from 80’s fight movies,like On my own Alone and Moment of Truth.
My favorite band is Bush.
My favorite song is Forsaken from Disturbed, since I live in Brazil no one cares if I listen to a guy saying “we walk among u feeding,rapin, must we hide from everyone?” very loud… not cool in the US I guess. Gonna check your songs.
I tought about what you said in the article and there are songs that put you down like Bruno Mars-when I was your man or anything from Simple Plan, I’ll make an effort to stay away from songs that make me feel weak,seems simple enough.
Yes, if you listen to music on a regular basis. The type of music you listen to will have an impact on you. Yea listen to ass-kicking music to kick ass in life.
Everyone has their preferences… I’m actually not a big fan of techno. I think a lot of it is girly. But that’s just my opinion.
Rock
1. Detroit Rock City- Kiss
2. Live Wire- ACDC
3. Hot For Teacher- Van Halen
4. Kickstart My Heart- Motley Crue
5. Stranglehold- Ted Nugent
Rap/Hip Hop
1. C.R.E.A.M- Wu Tang Clan (or any fuckin Wu Tang song is perfect)
2. NY State of Mind- Nas
3. Till I Collapse-Eminem
4. Gin and Juice-Snoop Dogg
5. Tougher Than Leather-Run DMC
Good post, bud. Keep’em coming
Not sure if these songs actually define me. I just really like them
They do define you in a way because you really like them. There’s a reason why you posted those particular songs.
Ok fine I’ll make a list. Songs that I feel represent me:
1) Successful (Trey Songz ft. Drake) – Represents me working hard to be successful.
2) Family Business (Kanye West) – Explains itself. Family is one of the most important things to me.
3) Gin & Juice (Snoop Dogg) – This song just brings back a lot of good memories of when I was a young teen dreaming about the future years of being a young adult (which is now)!
4) Soldier (Eminem) – Represents how I will persevere with things I need to do and not give up. No half-assed work! (Ok, maybe sometimes…)
5) Like My Style (50 Cent) – Cos I’m fresh as a MF!
6) Real (Kendrick Lamar) – I’m just now starting to become fully confident in my own skin, as I should be! I just didn’t realise that I needed to be real, not trying to be like some other cool dude I looked up to. It’s really paying off too.
7) You Belong To Me (Trey Songz) – Probably the sexiest song I know. Represents the lover in me.
8) U Should Roll (Trey Songz) – I don’t know exactly how to explain this one. But it’s another one for the lover in me (I have a LOT of those type of songs)!
9) Simply Amazing (Trey Songz) – That feeling you have when you’re with the perfect girl.
10) Loft Music (The Weeknd) – Not sure if this song represents anything about me. But whenever I listen to it I smile and zone out so I guess that says something…
BONUS 11) Lookin’ Ass Bitch (Trey Songz…again) – As much as I love females, some of them get on my fucking nerve and this freestyle/remix is perfect cos it’s exactly how I feel about some chicks and it’s coming from Trigga (who’s a role model/influential figure to me. 🙂
I liked the article, this was a cool idea too!
Nice you def rockin a bunch of them Trigga trey joints haha
Haha nice post Sonny
Putting on some good music in the morning is part of my routine now, helps me get pumped up for the day
I’m late on this I know, but Ali Bomaye by Game is one of the best tracks I’ve heard in the last few years.. gets me so hyped every time.. Game is a throwback to the past
At the gym (shit that gets my hype)
Pirates (RickRoss)
I like (young jeezy)
Go get it (T.i)
Marble floors (2 chainz)
Levels (meek mill)
Wild boy (mgk)
Tupac back (meek mill)
THOT (the game)
…….chillin….
Cuffing season (fabulous)
Roadrunner (young scooter)
The hustle way (nipsey hustle)
Uptown (drake)
In the morning (jc ole)
Oceans (jay z)
The list goes on..
Nice man. Yea in this day and age I truly think people should listen to some sort of rap every now and then
The music I listen to is more of heavy dubstep(not the shitty ones), heavymetal and earfuck bassboosted songs.. Aggressive? haha
Yea dubstep’s got some pound to it.
The prodigy: Poisson / Take me to the Hospital
Judas Priest: A touch of evil / Dying to meet you / Wheels of fire (and many more)
Creedence: Down on the corner / Dortunate son
Pearl Jam: Even Flow
Megadeth: Public enemy No.1
ZZ Top: Cheap Sunglasses (because I sold cheap sunglasses)
Pink Floyd: Young Lust / Conortably numb / Have a Cigar / Learning to Fly / Keep Talking
This must mean I am a fucking badass. I know a few people that has hardcore tastes like mine.
Yea man good list.
Phobophile-Cryptopsy
I dance alone- Toe
Suffocation-entrails of you
Textures-Awake
Cave in-Big riff
Crowbar- all I had I gave
Protest the hero- Hair trigger
lil wayne- she will
katy perry- E.T.
Duran Duran- Chaffeur
Brittany Spears- Gimme
Yep, I’m pretty much a psychopath who listens to pop sometimes to take off the edge.
Like whole of Limp Bizkit, AC/DC and lately I am raping replay button of this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7MggyDyfzA from polish band. Incredibelly energetic.
I already had thought about this, never focused on it though.
I believe music gives many emotions we need to experience, and so it fulfills our emotional needs, and talks about them.
I can say that I usually have some “periods” where I mostly listen to only some kind of music.
Lately I m listening to mostly Russian dance music, I don’t know the artist though. It makes me feel excited, and romantic/sexy. That’s probably indeed a need left unfulfilled for me. Good understanding. Also, it touches my passion for their strong culture, and mistery.
Before I listened to lot of metal, such as Isis (favourite band). Makes me feel excited, angry, aggressive, but somehow depressive. It reflects some nihilistic view of life that justfies me to be negative. Fuck that I m gonna stop listening to it.
Indian music. Relaxes me.
Classical. Relaxes, but I sometimes listen to it for feeling cool/intellectual. I’ll use it to relax and stop pretending I am more intellectual than I am.
To sum it up. More romance, more emotion, more travels to the East, less negative attitude, less masturbating myself into being overly intellectual or melanconic.
Def… different music to utilize different emotions.
When I work out I listen to heavy metal/murder rap to get angry
When I’m driving I listen to rap/80s rock (especially on road trips)
When I’m silkin a chick I’ll play some 90s RNB
-SPEED(kill em all)-
Metallica – fuel
Metallica – die die my darlin
Guns’n’Roses – new rose
Def Leppard – action
Guns’n’Roses – welcome to the jungle
Motley Crue – shout at the devil
Skid Row – fire in the hole
Ram Jam – black betty
Sepultura – orgasmatron
Billy Idol – speed
Helloween – we burn
Deep Purple – burn
Motorhead – ace of spades
Motorhead – iron fist
Judas Priest – breaking the law
Judas Priest – painkiller
Pantera – cowboys from hell
Deep Purple – highway star
…
-LOVE-
AC DC – shook me all night long
Def Leppard – pour some sugar on me
The Answer – comfort zone
U2 – mysterious ways
Whitesnake – still of the night
Boston – more then a feeling
Van Halen – why cant this be love
Van Halen – cant stop loving you
Kiss – i was made for loving you
ZZ Top – gimme all your loving
-CHEER UP-
Chesney Hawkes – i am the one and only
Whitesnake – fool for your loving
Whitesnake – here i go again
Queen – we will rock you
Scorpions – rock you like a hurricane
Elvis Jackson – window
-CHILL OUT-
Eagles – tequila sunrise
Rolling Stones – tears go by
Aerosmith – dream on
Starship – we build this city
Lou Reed – walk on the wild side
Cat Stevens – wild world
Cat Stevens – father and son
Whitesnake – is this love
-LIVELY(all occasions)-
Judas Priests – livig after midnight
Aerosmith – love in an elevator
Aerosmith – eat the rich
Aerosmith – walk this way
Judas Priests – living loving maid
Iron Maiden – run to the hills
Iron Maiden – 2 min to midnight
Skid Row – youth gone wild
Rolling Stones – paint it black
Spin Doctors – two princes
Kinks – you really got me now
Guns’nRoses – sweet child o mine
Kiss – i wanna rock’n’roll all night
AC DC – highway to hell
AC DC – hard as a rock
Twisted Sisters – we re not gonna take it
Nickelback – how you remind me
Deep Purple – black night
Saxon – princess of the night
-Reading/Learning(i am not sarcastic here :))-
Any classic barock music from authors:
Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach, Corelli, Albinoni, Brahms, Pachelbel, Chopin, Handel, Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg
I like your style man. Great songs!
Check out Cinderella- Somebody Save Me
Too many songs to list but these are 10 songs that make me wanna kick ass :
Hank Williams III – Wild & Free
Hank Williams III – Trashville
Accept – Objection Overruled
Eazy-E – Boys In Tha Hood
Def Leppard – Let It Go
Slayer – Public Display Of Dismemberment
The Adicts – England
Stiff Little Fingers – Gotta Gettaway
Metsatöll – Raiun Kui Rauda
Six Coups MC- Aie (French rap)
Basically I listen to everything, from Albanian folk music to reggae to black metal. I guess it means that I’m open-minded. I’m not sure what else it means though :p.
Good list. I’m the same way… got a lot of variation in my music playlists.
Awesome post Sonny. Came to the site for the strength, stayed for the lifestyle stuff
1) Lamb of God- Laid to Rest
2) All That Remains – Focus Shall Not Fail
3) Five Finger Death Punch- Under and Over It
4) Hardline- Hot Cherrie (guilty pleasure haha)
5) BuckCherry- Lit Up
6) Hardcore Superstar – Sadistic Girls (just found these guys…awesome)
7) Ras Kass – Miami Life
8) Matador- Kingswing
9) Seth Troxler – Panic Stop Repeat
10) GnR- Rocket Queen
Great list… Under and Over It is on my I-pod as well. Good angry lifting music.
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