I'm moved to tears by art and music. I can't tell you if a singer has amazing vocal range, hits the right notes every time, what instrument is playing, or the skill of the drummer or bass player. But I can tell you what it makes me feel. It may move me to tears, make me smile, bring back memories, make me fantasize about a different life, make my heart feel as if it's beating to the beat of the song, laugh hard, be overcome with emotion, have PTSD flashbacks, or make my soul soar in something I imagine a Heaven would be like if it existed. I may not know much about the color wheel, sculpture techniques, or art movements, but there are pieces of art that grip my heart and squeeze, bring me to happy tears, move me spiritually, make me feel as if I know the soul of the artist. I feel as if I've met the soul of so many artists that I'll never meet in real life, often because that person has passed away. On a related note, I have a theory that John Lennon is the reincarnation of Vincent van Gogh.
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