By Ramon B. Rances

WHAT’S wrong with being one’s own self? Maybe it’s the fear of being branded as out of fashion, or worse, out of this world. One would rather follow the trend than to be left behind. What’s the reward of being in fashion anyway? And what’s the consequence of wearing one’s own ego?

Nobody understood the music of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain (may he rest in peace) when he first introduced it to the world in the early nineties. It was precisely because the trend at that time was slow rock. The music world then was dominated by Bon Jovi. The world did not know what kind of music Kurt Cobain had, so it was called alternative music, thus the birth of alternative music.

The music of Mozart, one of “more notes,” was not pleasant enough to the ears of the critics during his time. Mozart was just being original and not even bothered to make copycats of his peers. As a result, he was able to create music, which was twenty years ahead of his time. People of his generation disregarded him, but those of subsequent generations honored him as a genius.

I don’t have to ask you now why the youth of today admire very dearly the music of Bob Marley. I know that you already know the answer. What I’m more concerned of is the idea that you too can follow, even in your own little way, what these artists contributed. By being original, you can revolutionize something and that something will become tomorrow’s trend.

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