This Is How Much You Mean To Me
Basically, this is me expressing my love for my favourite band, The Juliana Theory. They got Twitter recently, and we've tweeted to each other a bit, and it really is just AWESOME when someone you look up to acknowledges you. Aaaand they retweeted me! I can hardly express my excitement!
Uhm, anyway, the write-y thing...
I don't think you could ever grasp how much you mean to me. Normally, when people think about love, they think about it being romantic love towards a person, but this time, it isn't. This sort of love doesn't let you down or stop; it doesn't even need to reciprocate. This sort of love is love for a band, love for their music completely uninfluenced by how popular they are or how many girls squeal at the sight of them. It can't get much more genuine than this.
You don't even know how much you've influenced me. You've influenced my writing, to begin with. I did my GCSE English coursework based on one of your songs, and I did a question in my actual English GCSE exam based on you. I was so proud of that piece of writing, and I hope I'll get it back one day.
You've changed the way I listen to music. I've always been one to listen carefully and take in as much as possible, but I hear something new every time I listen to one of your songs. They all seem so complex and intricate and well thought out, layered and harmonised immaculately, so maybe that's why I can't stop listening.
I get so caught up in the mere sound of it that I don't always look as deeply into the lyrics as I want to. But then, something will just hit me and understanding will dawn, and I'm awestruck because it's just so right. Thinking about it, I can't remember hearing any swear words in your songs, which is spectacular because you don't need to use such language to make your point. The message is always clear when one only listens.
I used to feel bad about not discovering you sooner than I did; alas, I first heard one of your songs exactly two years after you broke up. Looking back, it would have been cool to wait excitedly for each CD to come out and listen to the sound progress, but then again, I was only five when you started out. After hearing your penultimate album, I downloaded everything else, and then purchased your entire discography as soon as I could. It's gratifying to have solid copies.
I've managed to introduce you to a few of my friends, and though none are as desperately passionate about you as I am, one or two are close. Even though you've broken up, you still have a dedicated and growing fanbase.
You may or may not know that hardly anything can make a fan happier than when one of their greatest influences acknowledges them. In my case, it absolutely made (or makes?) my day when I messaged you and then actually received replies. There are few other bands who can do that, and I hope it lasts. I never got to see you perform, which I regret, but this communication certainly makes up for it. It gives me hope, as well, as you've really made an effort to speak to the fans. I'm trying not to get my hopes up for a reunion, as I know some of you are working on other things, but I'm anticipating whatever you're coming up with. I know it will be worth it.
Uhm, anyway, the write-y thing...
I don't think you could ever grasp how much you mean to me. Normally, when people think about love, they think about it being romantic love towards a person, but this time, it isn't. This sort of love doesn't let you down or stop; it doesn't even need to reciprocate. This sort of love is love for a band, love for their music completely uninfluenced by how popular they are or how many girls squeal at the sight of them. It can't get much more genuine than this.
You don't even know how much you've influenced me. You've influenced my writing, to begin with. I did my GCSE English coursework based on one of your songs, and I did a question in my actual English GCSE exam based on you. I was so proud of that piece of writing, and I hope I'll get it back one day.
You've changed the way I listen to music. I've always been one to listen carefully and take in as much as possible, but I hear something new every time I listen to one of your songs. They all seem so complex and intricate and well thought out, layered and harmonised immaculately, so maybe that's why I can't stop listening.
I get so caught up in the mere sound of it that I don't always look as deeply into the lyrics as I want to. But then, something will just hit me and understanding will dawn, and I'm awestruck because it's just so right. Thinking about it, I can't remember hearing any swear words in your songs, which is spectacular because you don't need to use such language to make your point. The message is always clear when one only listens.
I used to feel bad about not discovering you sooner than I did; alas, I first heard one of your songs exactly two years after you broke up. Looking back, it would have been cool to wait excitedly for each CD to come out and listen to the sound progress, but then again, I was only five when you started out. After hearing your penultimate album, I downloaded everything else, and then purchased your entire discography as soon as I could. It's gratifying to have solid copies.
I've managed to introduce you to a few of my friends, and though none are as desperately passionate about you as I am, one or two are close. Even though you've broken up, you still have a dedicated and growing fanbase.
You may or may not know that hardly anything can make a fan happier than when one of their greatest influences acknowledges them. In my case, it absolutely made (or makes?) my day when I messaged you and then actually received replies. There are few other bands who can do that, and I hope it lasts. I never got to see you perform, which I regret, but this communication certainly makes up for it. It gives me hope, as well, as you've really made an effort to speak to the fans. I'm trying not to get my hopes up for a reunion, as I know some of you are working on other things, but I'm anticipating whatever you're coming up with. I know it will be worth it.