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3. Pretending You Are In A Music Video When You Listen To Music With Your Headphones On
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You have done exactly one. When Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" comes on, you are seated in the car or on public transit listening to music and suddenly you feel as though you are starring in your music video. "Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass, and I'm homebound." You are taken to your own tiny universe where you are a star and background music permeates all aspect of your life. This hidden performance spans several songs or genres, not only one. We all have our ways of emulating the music we're listening to, from theatrical lip-syncing to subdued head boms. You are the star in a private performance where the devoted audience is yourself. The beauty of this behavior is its universality: the need to star in your personal music video is irresistible regardless of your position—that of a CEO in an elevator or a young bus rider. Though occasionally it results in embarrassing situations when you discover someone has been seeing your silent performance, this is a moment of complete, unadulterated joy and self-expression. So next time you find yourself buried in your musical universe, welcome it. After all, not to be the star of your own show would be the short life.
